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aikido

/aɪˈkiːdəʊ/

aikido noun: a Japanese martial art developed from jujitsu and making use of holds and throws.

Noun

aikido (countable and uncountable, plural aikidos)

  1. (uncountable) A Japanese martial art developed from jujitsu and making use of holds and throws.
  2. (countable) A school of the martial art.

aikido meaning in Marathi, Tagalog and Malay

aikido in Marathi

Japanese martial art
आइकिदो āikido

aikido in Tagalog

Japanese martial art
aykido

aikido in Malay

Japanese martial art
aikido

Forms of aikido

pluralaikidos
alternative formaikidō

Origin of aikido

Borrowed from Japanese 合(あい)気(き)道(どう) (aikidō, “aikido”, literally “way of adapting the spirit”), from 合(あい) (ai, “together, unify”) + 気(き) (ki, “spirit; breath”) + 道(どう) (dō, “way”). Doublet of hapkido.

Words that rhyme with aikido

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Questions about aikido

What does aikido mean?
Aikido means a Japanese martial art developed from jujitsu and making use of holds and throws.
What is aikido in Marathi?
Aikido in Marathi is आइकिदो (āikido). See Aikido meaning in Marathi.
What part of speech is aikido?
Aikido is a noun.
How do you pronounce aikido?
Aikido is pronounced /aɪˈkiːdəʊ/.
What is the plural of aikido?
The plural of aikido is aikidos.

Words near aikido in the dictionary

  1. Aiken County
  2. Aikens
  3. Aikey
  4. Aikeys
  5. Aiki
  6. aikido
  7. aikidoka
  8. aikidokas
  9. aikidos
  10. aikidō
  11. aikidōka

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