maiko

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese 舞妓 (maiko, literally “dancing child”).

Noun

maiko (plural maikos or maiko)

1. An apprentice geisha.

   It is our pleasure to introduce a new maiko.

Translations

apprentice geisha

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 舞妓 (zh) (wǔjì)

• Japanese: 舞妓 (まいこ, maiko)
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• Korean: 마이코 (maiko)
• Russian: (indeclinable) ма́йко f (májko)

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Chichewa

Noun

maíko class 6

1. plural of dziko

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Japanese

Romanization

maiko

1. Rōmaji transcription of まいこ