Takow

The story

1. Siraya · derived fromtakau“bamboo forest”
2. Taiwanese Hokkien · borrowed from打狗
3. Mandarin · borrowed from打狗
4. English todayTakow

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

Words from the same roots