different between tycoon vs zaikai

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese ?? (taikun, “great lord / prince”), a title for the sh?gun. Related to taipan, from Cantonese ?? (daai6 baan1).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ta??ku?n/
• Rhymes: -u?n

Noun

tycoon (plural tycoons)

1. A wealthy and powerful business person.

   Synonyms: captain of industry, magnate, mogul

Derived terms

• tycoonocracy
• tycoonocrat

Related terms

• daimy?
• taipan

Translations

Further reading

• tycoon on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Anagrams

• coonty

French

Etymology

Borrowed from English, from Japanese ?? (taikun, “great prince”), a title for the sh?gun, from the Chinese root ? (“big, great”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /taj.kun/

Noun

tycoon m (plural tycoons)

1. tycoon, magnate

Synonyms

• magnat

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese ?? (zaikai, “world of money”), from ? (zai, “money; wealth”) + ? (kai, “world”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?za?ka?/
• Hyphenation: zai?kai

Noun

zaikai (plural zaikais or zaikai)

1. Collectively, the powerful and influential businesspeople and tycoons of Japan.

See also

• zaibatsu