different between maiko vs taiko

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese ?? (maiko, literally “dancing child”).

Noun

maiko (plural maikos or maiko)

1. An apprentice geisha.

   It is our pleasure to introduce a new maiko.

Translations

Chichewa

Noun

maíko 6

1. plural of dziko

Japanese

Romanization

maiko

1. R?maji transcription of ???

English

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Japanese ?? (??? taiko), from ? (t?àj, “great”) + ? (kú, “drum”).

Noun

taiko (plural taikos)

1. (sumo) A traditional drum, beaten by yobidashi to announce the beginning of a tournament, and at the end of each day
2. (music) A Japanese drum or a performance of several drummers in an ensemble (also called kumi-daiko).

Etymology 2

Noun

taiko (plural taikos)

1. The Chatham Island taiko (Pterodroma magentae).
   • 2000, Errol Fuller, Extinct Birds, Oxford 2000, p. 61:

     The taiko, a gadfly petrel from the Chatham Islands near to New Zealand, was well known to islanders during the nineteenth century, being used by them as a food resource.

Anagrams

• Kiato

Finnish

Etymology

From Japanese ?? (??? taiko).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?t?i?ko/, [?t??i?ko?]
• Rhymes: -?iko
• Syllabification: tai?ko

Noun

taiko

1. (music) taiko (instrument)

Declension

Anagrams

• aktio, koati, koita, kotia, takoi, tokia

Indonesian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [?tai?ko]
• Hyphenation: tai?ko

Etymology 1

From Chinese ??, from Japanese ??(????) (taikun).

Noun

taiko (first-person possessive taikoku, second-person possessive taikomu, third-person possessive taikonya)

1. tycoon: a wealthy and powerful business person.

   Synonyms: konglomerat, taipan

Etymology 2

From Hokkien ????? (thái-ko, “leprosy”).

Noun

taiko (first-person possessive taikoku, second-person possessive taikomu, third-person possessive taikonya)

1. leprosy.

   Synonyms: abras, kusta, lepra

Further reading

• “taiko” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia (KBBI) Daring, Jakarta: Badan Pengembangan dan Pembinaan Bahasa, Kementerian Pendidikan dan Kebudayaan Republik Indonesia, 2016.

Woleaian

Etymology

From Japanese ??? taiko

Noun

taiko

1. drum