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Taku

Taku proper noun: a river in Alaska and British Columbia. Also the dated form of Dagu.

Proper noun

Taku

  1. A river in Alaska and British Columbia.

Also used as

Taku is also the dated form of Dagu.

Origin of Taku

From Tlingit Tʼaaḵu.

Borrowed from Mandarin 大沽 (Dàgū).

Questions about Taku

What does Taku mean?
Taku means a river in Alaska and British Columbia.
What part of speech is Taku?
Taku is a proper noun.

Words near Taku in the dictionary

  1. Takshak
  2. Takshaka
  3. Taksin
  4. takt time
  5. takt times
  6. Taku
  7. takuan
  8. Takulli
  9. Takuningthou
  10. Takuu
  11. takuwan

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