daimyo en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- dī'myō (Received-Pronunciation)
- /ˈdaɪ.mjoʊ/ (US)
- (US) audio
- dī'myō (US)
- /ˈdaɪ.mjəʊ/ (Received-Pronunciation)
Etymology
Borrowed from Japanese 大(だい)名(みょう) (daimyō), from Middle Chinese 大名 (dajᴴ mjieng, “excellent one”), from 大 (“great”) + 名 (mjieng, “name”).
Meanings
- (historical) A lord during the Japanese feudal period.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| daimio | alternative, dated | lexicographic | |
| daimyos | Number=Plur | lexicographic | |
| daimyoes | Number=Plur | lexicographic | |
| daimyō | alternative | lexicographic | |
| daimyo | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
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Translations (18)
fr daimyo (Japanese feudal lord) · pl daimyō (Japanese feudal lord) · io daimyo (Japanese feudal lord) · ru даймё (Japanese feudal lord) · de Daimyo (Japanese feudal lord) · sv daimyo (Japanese feudal lord) · fi daimio (Japanese feudal lord) · ko 다이묘 (Japanese feudal lord) · eo daimio (Japanese feudal lord) · ko 대명 (Japanese feudal lord) · cmn 大名 (Japanese feudal lord) · es daimio (Japanese feudal lord) · ja 大名 (Japanese feudal lord) · vi daimyō (Japanese feudal lord) · mr दाइम्यो (Japanese feudal lord) · de Daimio (Japanese feudal lord) · vi đại danh (Japanese feudal lord) · pt daimio (Japanese feudal lord)