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Tsou

Tsou noun: an ethnic group in Taiwan.

Noun

Tsou pl (plural only)

  1. (plural, plural-only) An ethnic group in Taiwan.

Proper noun (1)

Tsou

  1. An Aboriginal Taiwanese language spoken in the Alishan region of Taiwan.

Proper noun (2)

Tsou (plural Tsous)

  1. A surname.

Forms of Tsou

pluralTsous
alternative Hanyu-PinyinZou

Origin of Tsou

From Tsou Cou, an autonym based on cou (“person”), itself from Proto-Austronesian *Cau. Doublet of Thao.

From Mandarin 鄒／邹 (Zōu), Wade-Giles romanization: Tsou¹.

Words formed from Tsou

Questions about Tsou

What does Tsou mean?
Tsou means an ethnic group in Taiwan.
What part of speech is Tsou?
Tsou can be a noun or a proper noun.

Words near Tsou in the dictionary

  1. Tsotsiles
  2. Tsotsils
  3. tsotsis
  4. tsotsitaal
  5. tsotsitaals
  6. Tsou
  7. Tsouic
  8. tsoureki
  9. tsourekia
  10. tsouris
  11. Tsoy

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