高雄

Chinese

high; tall heroic; male
simp. and trad.
(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

高雄

  1. () Kaohsiung (special municipality located in southwestern Taiwan)
  2. () (historical) Kaohsiung City (former provincial city, now part of the special municipality)
  3. () (historical) Kaohsiung County (former county, now part of the special municipality)

Descendants


Japanese

Kanji in this term
たか
Grade: 2

Grade: S
kun’yomi

Etymology 1

Proper noun

高雄 (hiragana たかお, rōmaji Takao, historical hiragana たかを)

  1. name of a town in Ukyō-ku, Kyoto, Japan
  2. A male given name

Etymology 2

Phono-semantic matching of Min Nan 打狗 (Táⁿ-káu).

Proper noun

高雄 (hiragana たかお, rōmaji Takao, historical hiragana たかを)

  1. Kaohsiung (a city located in southwestern Taiwan)

Descendants

  • Chinese: 高雄
    • Mandarin: 高雄 (Gāoxióng)
    • Min Nan: 高雄 (Ko-hiông)
    • Vietnamese: Cao Hùng
  • English: Takao
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