"maiko" meaning in All languages combined

See maiko on Wiktionary

Noun [Chichewa]

IPA: /maˈí.ko/ Forms: maíko [canonical, class-6]
Etymology: From Proto-Bantu *màjíkò. Etymology templates: {{inh|ny|bnt-pro|*màjíkò}} Proto-Bantu *màjíkò Head templates: {{ny-head|nounf|maíko|6}} maíko class 6
  1. plural of dziko Tags: form-of, plural Form of: dziko
    Sense id: en-maiko-ny-noun-DV9pyijb Categories (other): Chichewa entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 4 entries, Pages with entries

Noun [Culli]

Head templates: {{head|sai-cul|noun}} maiko
  1. poncho
    Sense id: en-maiko-sai-cul-noun-~~DTVHwL Categories (other): Culli entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 4 entries, Pages with entries

Noun [English]

Forms: maikos [plural], maiko [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from Japanese 舞妓 (maiko, literally “dancing child”). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|ja|舞妓|lit=dancing child|tr=maiko}} Japanese 舞妓 (maiko, literally “dancing child”) Head templates: {{en-noun|s|*}} maiko (plural maikos or maiko)
  1. An apprentice geisha. Translations (apprentice geisha): 舞妓 (wǔjì) (Chinese Mandarin), 舞妓 (maiko) (alt: まいこ) (Japanese), 마이코 (maiko) (Korean), ма́йко (májko) [feminine, indeclinable] (Russian)

Romanization [Japanese]

Head templates: {{head|ja|romanization|head=|sc=Latn}} maiko
  1. Rōmaji transcription of まいこ Tags: Rōmaji, alt-of, romanization Alternative form of: まいこ

Inflected forms

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              38,
              43
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          "code": "cmn",
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          "lang_code": "cmn",
          "roman": "wǔjì",
          "sense": "apprentice geisha",
          "word": "舞妓"
        },
        {
          "alt": "まいこ",
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          "lang": "Japanese",
          "lang_code": "ja",
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          "lang_code": "ko",
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          "lang": "Russian",
          "lang_code": "ru",
          "roman": "májko",
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          ],
          "word": "ма́йко"
        }
      ]
    }
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}

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          "dziko#Chichewa"
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      "舞妓",
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    ]
  ],
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        "3": "舞妓",
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      "name": "bor"
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    },
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      "form": "maiko",
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        "plural"
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              38,
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        }
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      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "lang_code": "cmn",
      "roman": "wǔjì",
      "sense": "apprentice geisha",
      "word": "舞妓"
    },
    {
      "alt": "まいこ",
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      "sense": "apprentice geisha",
      "word": "舞妓"
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      "roman": "májko",
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        "indeclinable"
      ],
      "word": "ма́йко"
    }
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}

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