高雄
Chinese
high; tall | heroic; male | ||
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simp. and trad. (高雄) |
高 | 雄 |
Etymology
Orthographic borrowing from Japanese 高雄 (Takao) with the creation of Takao Prefecture in 1920, from Min Nan 打狗 (Táⁿ-káu), from Siraya takau (“bamboo forest”).
Pronunciation
Proper noun
高雄
Japanese
Kanji in this term | |
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高 | 雄 |
たか Grade: 2 |
お Grade: S |
kun’yomi |
Etymology 1
Proper noun
高雄 (hiragana たかお, rōmaji Takao, historical hiragana たかを)
- name of a town in Ukyō-ku, Kyoto, Japan
- A male given name
Etymology 2
Phono-semantic matching of Min Nan 打狗 (Táⁿ-káu).
Proper noun
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