# taiko
## English
### Etymology 1

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

#### Noun

taiko (plural taikos)
* (sumo) A traditional drum, beaten by yobidashi to announce the beginning of a tournament, and at the end of each day
* A taiko performance.(music) A Japanese drum or a performance of several drummers in an ensemble (also called kumi-daiko).

### Etymology 2
#### Noun

taiko (plural taikos)
* 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.

### Anagrams

* Kiato, Otaki

## Finnish
### Etymology

From Japanese 太鼓 (たいこ taiko).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈtɑi̯ko/, [ˈt̪ɑ̝i̯ko̞]
* Rhymes: -ɑiko
* Hyphenation: tai‧ko

### Noun

taiko
* (music) taiko (instrument)

#### Declension

Possessive forms of taiko (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation) :
first-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
taikoni
taikoni
accusative
nom.
taikoni
taikoni
gen.
taikoni
genitive
taikoni
taikojeni
partitive
taikoani
taikojani
inessive
taikossani
taikoissani
elative
taikostani
taikoistani
illative
taikooni
taikoihini
adessive
taikollani
taikoillani
ablative
taikoltani
taikoiltani
allative
taikolleni
taikoilleni
essive
taikonani
taikoinani
translative
taikokseni
taikoikseni
abessive
taikottani
taikoittani
instructive
comitative
—taikoineni
second-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
taikosi
taikosi
accusative
nom.
taikosi
taikosi
gen.
taikosi
genitive
taikosi
taikojesi
partitive
taikoasi
taikojasi
inessive
taikossasi
taikoissasi
elative
taikostasi
taikoistasi
illative
taikoosi
taikoihisi
adessive
taikollasi
taikoillasi
ablative
taikoltasi
taikoiltasi
allative
taikollesi
taikoillesi
essive
taikonasi
taikoinasi
translative
taikoksesi
taikoiksesi
abessive
taikottasi
taikoittasi
instructive
comitative
—taikoinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
taikomme
taikomme
accusative
nom.
taikomme
taikomme
gen.
taikomme
genitive
taikomme
taikojemme
partitive
taikoamme
taikojamme
inessive
taikossamme
taikoissamme
elative
taikostamme
taikoistamme
illative
taikoomme
taikoihimme
adessive
taikollamme
taikoillamme
ablative
taikoltamme
taikoiltamme
allative
taikollemme
taikoillemme
essive
taikonamme
taikoinamme
translative
taikoksemme
taikoiksemme
abessive
taikottamme
taikoittamme
instructive
comitative
—taikoinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
taikonne
taikonne
accusative
nom.
taikonne
taikonne
gen.
taikonne
genitive
taikonne
taikojenne
partitive
taikoanne
taikojanne
inessive
taikossanne
taikoissanne
elative
taikostanne
taikoistanne
illative
taikoonne
taikoihinne
adessive
taikollanne
taikoillanne
ablative
taikoltanne
taikoiltanne
allative
taikollenne
taikoillenne
essive
taikonanne
taikoinanne
translative
taikoksenne
taikoiksenne
abessive
taikottanne
taikoittanne
instructive
comitative
—taikoinenne
third-person possessor
singular
plural
nominative
taikonsa
taikonsa
accusative
nom.
taikonsa
taikonsa
gen.
taikonsa
genitive
taikonsa
taikojensa
partitive
taikoaan taikoansa
taikojaan taikojansa
inessive
taikossaan taikossansa
taikoissaan taikoissansa
elative
taikostaan taikostansa
taikoistaan taikoistansa
illative
taikoonsa
taikoihinsa
adessive
taikollaan taikollansa
taikoillaan taikoillansa
ablative
taikoltaan taikoltansa
taikoiltaan taikoiltansa
allative
taikolleen taikollensa
taikoilleen taikoillensa
essive
taikonaan taikonansa
taikoinaan taikoinansa
translative
taikokseen taikoksensa
taikoikseen taikoiksensa
abessive
taikottaan taikottansa
taikoittaan taikoittansa
instructive
comitative
—taikoineen taikoinensa :

### Anagrams

* aktio, koati, koita, kotia, takoi, tokia

## Indonesian
### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˈtai̯ko]
* Hyphenation: tai‧ko

### Etymology 1

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

#### Noun

taiko (uncountable)
* tycoon: a wealthy and powerful business person
    Synonyms: konglomerat, taipan

### Etymology 2

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

#### Noun

taiko (uncountable)
* leprosy
    Synonyms: abras, kusta, lepra

### Further reading

* “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.

## Japanese
### Romanization

taiko
* Rōmaji transcription of たいこ

## Woleaian
### Etymology

From Japanese 太鼓(たいこ) (taiko).

### Noun

taiko
* drum