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 (ja) (まいこ, maiko)
• Korean: 마이코 (maiko)
• Russian: (indeclinable) ма́йко (ru) f (májko)

Chichewa

Noun

maíko class 6

1. plural of dziko

Japanese

Romanization

maiko

1. Rōmaji transcription of まいこ