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Japanese
Etymology 1
Compound of 舞 (mai, “dancing”) + 子 (ko, “child”).
Pronunciation
Noun
舞子 • (maiko) ←まひこ (mafiko)?
- dancing girl, particularly a maiko
Derived terms
Etymology 2
Proper noun
舞子 • (Maiko)
- a female given name
References
- ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
- ^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN