taiko
English
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).
A taiko performance.
Noun
taiko (plural taikos)
- 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.
- 2000, Errol Fuller, Extinct Birds, Oxford 2000, p. 61:
Anagrams
- Kiato, Otaki
Finnish
Etymology
From Japanese 太鼓 (たいこ taiko).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈtɑi̯ko/, [ˈt̪ɑi̯ko̞]
- Rhymes: -ɑiko
- Syllabification(key): tai‧ko
Noun
taiko
- (music) taiko (instrument)
Declension
| Inflection of taiko (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | taiko | taikot | |
| genitive | taikon | taikojen | |
| partitive | taikoa | taikoja | |
| illative | taikoon | taikoihin | |
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | taiko | taikot | |
| accusative | nom. | taiko | taikot |
| gen. | taikon | ||
| genitive | taikon | taikojen | |
| partitive | taikoa | taikoja | |
| inessive | taikossa | taikoissa | |
| elative | taikosta | taikoista | |
| illative | taikoon | taikoihin | |
| adessive | taikolla | taikoilla | |
| ablative | taikolta | taikoilta | |
| allative | taikolle | taikoille | |
| essive | taikona | taikoina | |
| translative | taikoksi | taikoiksi | |
| instructive | — | taikoin | |
| abessive | taikotta | taikoitta | |
| comitative | — | taikoineen | |
| Possessive forms of taiko (type valo) | ||
|---|---|---|
| possessor | singular | plural |
| 1st person | taikoni | taikomme |
| 2nd person | taikosi | taikonne |
| 3rd person | taikonsa | |
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 (taikun). Doublet of taikun.
Noun
taiko (first-person possessive taikoku, second-person possessive taikomu, third-person possessive taikonya)
- tycoon: a wealthy and powerful business person.
- Synonyms: konglomerat, taipan
Etymology 2
From Chinese Hokkien 癩哥／癞哥 (thái-ko, “leprosy”).
Noun
taiko (first-person possessive taikoku, second-person possessive taikomu, third-person possessive taikonya)
- leprosy.
- Synonyms: abras, kusta, lepra
Further reading
- “taiko” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Language Development and Fostering Agency — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.
Japanese
Romanization
taiko
- Rōmaji transcription of たいこ
Woleaian
Etymology
From Japanese 太鼓 (taiko).
Noun
taiko
- drum