Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

taiwu

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: tai-wu
IPA

8

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A mountain in Jinhu, Kinmen County, Taiwan.

name

A mountain indigenous township in Pingtung County, Taiwan.

Example Sentences

"Rainfall totals in excess of 20 inches were measured in the mountains of Taiwan, while Taiwu Township in Pingtung County recorded just over 30 inches of rain."
"Pingtung, Taitung and Hualien counties all reported one-day rainfall totals over 19 inches. The mountainous Taiwu Township measured an incredible 31 inches."
"The performers are students from the Taiwu Elementary School in Pingtung County’s Taiwu Township (泰武) who belong to the Taiwu Children’s Ancient Ballads Troupe (泰武古謠傳唱), as well as elders of the Puljetji community."
"Hou has been well regarded since her earlier days editing magazines for Pingtung's Taiwu Township and Mutan Township, with some remarking at the time that "these township magazines are better produced than central government magazines.""
"Pingtung's Taiwu Township, meanwhile, has gotten over 1,000 millimeters of rain in the last two days."

Etymology

From Mandarin 太武.

Word Breakdown

Root: 太武, 泰武

Questions

What does taiwu mean?: A mountain in Jinhu, Kinmen County, Taiwan.
Where does taiwu come from?: From Mandarin 太武.

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