daïmio

French

Alternative forms

• daimyo
• daimyô
• daimyō

Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese 大名 (daimyō), from Middle Chinese 大名 (MC dajH mjieng), from 大 (“great”) +‎ 名 (miᴇŋ, “name”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /da.i.mjo/

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Noun

daïmio m (plural daïmios)

1. (historical) daimyo

Further reading

• “daïmio”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.