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)

(historical) daimyo

Further reading

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

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