Taroko
English
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太魯閣
Taroko
Taroko
Etymology
Probably from a Japanese transcription of the native name Truku.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /tə.ɹoʊ.koʊ/, /tɑ-/
Proper noun
Taroko
- Taroko people, descendants of Truku Seediq people who moved to the east side of Formosa in the 16th century
- Taroko language, often used to refer or include Seediq languages as a result of misunderstanding in early linguistics
- Taroko National Park in Taiwan
- 1973 April 15, “German girl pays visit”, in Free China Weekly, volume XIV, number 14, Taipei, ISSN 0016-0318, OCLC 1786626, page 4, column 5:
- During her stay here she toured a number of scenic spots, including the Taroko Gorge, one of the great natural wonders of the world.
- 2004, Phil Macdonald, National Geographic Traveler: Taiwan, National Geographic Society, →ISBN, OCLC 54962554, page 134:
- TAROKO GORGE IS SIMPLY A SPECTACULAR PLACE, A wonderland of natural beauty that would leave even the most jaded visitor impressed.
- 2010, Jacob Ritari, Taroko Gorge (Fiction), Unbridled Books, →ISBN, LCCN 2009053806, OCLC 466359003, OL 24595377M, page 43:
- "Tommy, I'm here in Taiwan. How's that for alliteration? Tom, I'm here in Taiwan at Taroko."
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Synonyms
- (from Mandarin Chinese) Tailuge, T'ai-lu-ko
Translations
Taiwan aboriginal people; Taiwan aboriginal language; Taiwan national park
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Taroko
Noun
Taroko
- Taroko people, descendants of Truku Seediq people who moved to the east side of Formosa in the 16th century
- Taroko language, often used to refer or include Seediq languages as a result of misunderstanding in early linguistics
- Taroko National Park in Taiwan