English Explanatory Dictionary

Takow

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. Kaohsiung

Word forms

Takow Takau Takou Takao Dagou

Etymology

From either Mandarin 打狗 (Dǎgǒu) or directly from Hokkien, specifically Taiwanese Hokkien 打狗 (Tá-káu), from Siraya takau (“bamboo forest”).

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