taiko

== English == === Pronunciation === (UK) IPA(key): /ˈtaɪkəʊ/ (US) IPA(key): /ˈtaɪkoʊ/ Rhymes: -aɪkəʊ === Etymology 1 === Borrowed from Japanese 太鼓 (たいこ taiko), from 太 (tʰàj, “great”) + 鼓 (kú, “drum”). ==== Noun ==== taiko (plural taikos) (sumo) A traditional drum, beaten by yobidashi to announce the beginning of a tournament, and at the end of each day (music) A Japanese drum or a performance of several drummers in an ensemble (also called kumi-daiko). === Etymology 2 === ==== Noun ==== taiko (plural taikos) The Chatham Island taiko (Pterodroma magentae). === Anagrams === Kiato, Otaki == Finnish == === Etymology === From Japanese 太鼓 (たいこ taiko). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈtɑi̯ko/, [ˈt̪ɑ̝i̯ko̞] Rhymes: -ɑiko Syllabification(key): tai‧ko Hyphenation(key): tai‧ko === Noun === taiko (music) taiko (instrument) ==== Declension ==== === Anagrams === aktio, koati, koita, kotia, takoi, tokia == Indonesian == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [ˈtai̯ko] Hyphenation: tai‧ko === Etymology 1 === From Chinese 大君, from Japanese 大君(たいくん) (taikun). Doublet of taikun. ==== Noun ==== taiko (plural taiko-taiko) tycoon: a wealthy and powerful business person Synonyms: konglomerat, taipan === Etymology 2 === From Chinese Hokkien 癩哥／癞哥 (thái-ko, “leprosy”). ==== Noun ==== taiko (plural taiko-taiko) leprosy Synonyms: abras, kusta, lepra === Further reading === “taiko”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016 == Japanese == === Romanization === taiko Rōmaji transcription of たいこ == Woleaian == === Etymology === From Japanese 太鼓(たいこ) (taiko). === Noun === taiko drum