Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

daimyo

/ˈdaɪ.mjoʊ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.19 in modern English

Syllables: daimyo
IPA: /ˈdaɪ.mjoʊ/

12

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

1

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A lord during the Japanese feudal period.

Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese 大(だい)名(みょう) (daimyō), from Middle Chinese 大名 (dajᴴ mjieng, “excellent one”), from 大 (“great”) + 名 (mjieng, “name”).

Word Breakdown

Root: 大名

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈdaɪ.mjoʊ/
British English: /ˈdaɪ.mjəʊ/

Inflected Forms

daimyos (plural) daimyoes (plural) daimio (alternative, dated) daimyō (alternative)

Derived Forms

daimyate daimyoship

Frequently Paired Words

samurai shogun

Questions

How do you pronounce daimyo?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈdaɪ.mjoʊ/.
What does daimyo mean?: A lord during the Japanese feudal period.
Where does daimyo come from?: Borrowed from Japanese 大(だい)名(みょう) (daimyō), from Middle Chinese 大名 (dajᴴ mjieng, “excellent one”), from 大 (“great”) + 名 (mjieng, “name”).

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