taiko

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Borrowed from Japanese 太鼓 (たいこ taiko), from 太 (tʰàj, “great”) + 鼓 (kú, “drum”).

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).

taiko (plural taikos)

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

• Kiato, Otaki

From Japanese 太鼓 (たいこ taiko).

• IPA^(key): /ˈtɑi̯ko/,
• Rhymes: -ɑiko
• Hyphenation^(key): tai‧ko

taiko

1. (music) taiko (instrument)

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

• IPA^(key):
• Hyphenation: tai‧ko

From Chinese 大君, from Japanese 大君(たいくん) (taikun). Doublet of taikun.

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

1. tycoon: a wealthy and powerful business person.

   Synonyms: konglomerat, taipan

From Chinese Hokkien 癩哥／癞哥 (thái-ko, “leprosy”).

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

1. leprosy.

   Synonyms: abras, kusta, lepra

• “taiko” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.

taiko

1. Rōmaji transcription of たいこ

From Japanese 太鼓(たいこ) (taiko).

taiko

1. drum