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Mikado vs Shah - What's the difference?

mikado | shah | Related terms |

Mikado is a related term of shah.


As proper nouns the difference between mikado and shah

is that mikado is a hamlet in saskatchewan, canada while shah is a common surname in india.

mikado

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • (history) A former title of the emperors of Japan during a certain period.
  • (literary) Any emperor of Japan.
    • The mikados of Japan are its emperors.
  • A game of skill, in which identical wooden sticks must be removed from a pile without disturbing the remaining sticks

    • Quotations

    * 1885 — *: ''Our great Mikado , virtuous man, *: ''When he to rule our land began, *: ''Resolved to try a plan whereby *: ''Young men might best be steadied.

    Synonyms

    * (emperor of Japan ): tenno

    Related terms

    * Chrysanthemum Throne

    shah

    English

    Etymology 1

    From (etyl) .

    Alternative forms

    * schah

    Noun

    (en noun) (wikipedia shah)
  • A king of Persia or Iran.
  • A supreme ruler in some Middle Eastern or South Asian nations.
    • Usage notes
    The wife of the last shah of Iran used the title shahbanu , which was translated as empress into English.
    Derived terms
    * shahdom * shahmukhi

    Etymology 2

    From (etyl) .

    Noun

    (Ukrainian shah) (en noun)
  • (historical) An Ukrainian monetary unit.

    • Anagrams

    * * English terms derived from Persian ----