What is a haiku?
It's a Japanese poem With twelve syllables. Originally, These were meant to be funny. The name reflects that. At first, the word was Haikai no ku, defined as "a humorous verse". Both parts of that phrase Derive from Middle Chinese Where it's hard to trace. Now, the term haiku Came here in 1902; Use increased since then.
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AUTHORHello! I'm Adam Aleksic. I have a linguistics degree from Harvard University, where I co-founded the Harvard Undergraduate Linguistics Society and wrote my thesis on Serbo-Croatian language policy. In addition to etymology, I also really enjoy traveling, trivia, philosophy, board games, conlanging, and art history.
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