English
hokku
Hokku comes from Japanese 発句 ‘hokku, a form of Japanese poem similar to haiku’.
- Japanesemodern発句hokku‘hokku, a form of Japanese poem similar to haiku’
- Englishtodayhokku
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
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- Japanesemodern発句hokku‘hokku, a form of Japanese poem similar to haiku’
- Englishtodayhokku
Every English word from Japanese 発句
Today it means
noun Synonym of haiku (“type of Japanese poem”).
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Japanese 発句 / hokku