Takow

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Takow

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

proper noun Takau · Takou · Takao · Dagou

Kaohsiung Anping has of late risen greatly in importance, the foreign firms making it their headquarters instead of Takow, which port in former years was considered of more significance.

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@misc{takow_2026,
  title = {Takow},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/takow},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}