Tao - Wiktionary

See also: Appendix:Variations of "tao"

Translingual

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Etymology

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From English Tao.

Symbol

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tao

1. (international standards) ISO 639-3 language code for Yami.

See also

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• Wiktionary’s coverage of Yami terms

English

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English Wikipedia has an article on:taoWikipedia

English Wikipedia has an article on:Daoism–Taoism romanization issueWikipedia

English Wikipedia has an article on:Imperial Chinese circuitsWikipedia

Alternative forms

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• dao

Etymology

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From the Wade–Giles romanization of the Mandarin pronunciation of Chinese 道 (tao⁴).[1]

Pronunciation

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• IPA(key): /daʊ/, /taʊ/

• Audio (Southern England):

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• Rhymes: -aʊ

Proper noun

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tao

1. (Chinese philosophy and religion) Alternative letter-case form of Tao: the way of nature or way to live one's life.
   • 2021, Olof G. Lidin, From Taoism to Einstein, page 196:The tao of Lao Tzu was a cosmic tao, inner and unwritten, a tao of Nature, while the tao of Confucius was moral and written.

Noun

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tao (usually uncountable, plural taos)

1. (by extension) The art or skill of doing something in harmony with the essential nature of the thing. the tao of sex... the tao of the heart... the tao of integuments...
2. (historical, obsolete) Synonym of circuit: various administrative divisions of imperial and early Republican China.

Synonyms

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• (harmonious skill) zen

See also

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• ananke

References

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1. ^ dao, Wade-Giles romanization tao, in Encyclopædia Britannica

Anagrams

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• AOT, ATO, OTA, Ota, To'a, oat, toa

Bikol Central

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Etymology 1

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Unknown.

Pronunciation

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• Hyphenation: ta‧o
• IPA(key): /taˈʔo/ [taˈʔo]

Verb

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tào

1. to give Itao mo na sakuya an kuwarta.Just give me the money.

Derived terms

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• itao
• magtao
• manao
• panao
• tawan

Etymology 2

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From Proto-Philippine *tau, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *tau, from Proto-Austronesian *Cau.

Pronunciation

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• Hyphenation: ta‧o
• IPA(key): /ˈtaʔo/ [ˈta.ʔo]

Noun

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táo

1. alternative form of tawo

Butuanon

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Etymology

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From Proto-Philippine *tau, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *tau, from Proto-Austronesian *Cau.

Noun

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tao

1. person; human

Finnish

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Etymology 1

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From Chinese 道 (dào).

Pronunciation

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• IPA(key): /ˈtɑo/, [ˈt̪ɑ̝o̞]
• Rhymes: -ɑo
• Syllabification(key): ta‧o
• Hyphenation(key): tao

Noun

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tao

1. tao

Declension

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Inflection of tao (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)
nominative		tao	—
genitive		taon	—
partitive		taoa	—
illative		taoon	—
singular	plural
nominative		tao	—
accusative	nom.	tao	—
	gen.	taon
genitive		taon	—
partitive		taoa	—
inessive		taossa	—
elative		taosta	—
illative		taoon	—
adessive		taolla	—
ablative		taolta	—
allative		taolle	—
essive		taona	—
translative		taoksi	—
abessive		taotta	—
instructive		—	—
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of tao (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative taoni — accusative nom. taoni — gen. taoni genitive taoni — partitive taoani — inessive taossani — elative taostani — illative taooni — adessive taollani — ablative taoltani — allative taolleni — essive taonani — translative taokseni — abessive taottani — instructive — — comitative — — second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative taosi — accusative nom. taosi — gen. taosi genitive taosi — partitive taoasi — inessive taossasi — elative taostasi — illative taoosi — adessive taollasi — ablative taoltasi — allative taollesi — essive taonasi — translative taoksesi — abessive taottasi — instructive — — comitative — — first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative taomme — accusative nom. taomme — gen. taomme genitive taomme — partitive taoamme — inessive taossamme — elative taostamme — illative taoomme — adessive taollamme — ablative taoltamme — allative taollemme — essive taonamme — translative taoksemme — abessive taottamme — instructive — — comitative — — second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative taonne — accusative nom. taonne — gen. taonne genitive taonne — partitive taoanne — inessive taossanne — elative taostanne — illative taoonne — adessive taollanne — ablative taoltanne — allative taollenne — essive taonanne — translative taoksenne — abessive taottanne — instructive — — comitative — — third-person possessor singular plural nominative taonsa — accusative nom. taonsa — gen. taonsa genitive taonsa — partitive taoaantaoansa — inessive taossaantaossansa — elative taostaantaostansa — illative taoonsa — adessive taollaantaollansa — ablative taoltaantaoltansa — allative taolleentaollensa — essive taonaantaonansa — translative taokseentaoksensa — abessive taottaantaottansa — instructive — — comitative — —

Etymology 2

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Pronunciation

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• IPA(key): /ˈtɑoˣ/, [ˈt̪ɑ̝o̞(ʔ)]
• Rhymes: -ɑo
• Syllabification(key): ta‧o
• Hyphenation(key): tao

Verb

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tao

1. inflection of takoa:
   1. indicative present connegative
   2. second-person singular imperative present/present connegative

Anagrams

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• oat, ota

French

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Noun

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tao m (plural taos)

1. (philosophy) Tao

Further reading

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• “tao”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012

Galo

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Noun

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tao

1. thorn, splinter

Hiligaynon

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Etymology 1

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Inherited from Proto-Philippine *tau, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *tau, Proto-Austronesian *Cau.

Noun

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táo

1. man; person

Verb

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táo

1. to be born

Etymology 2

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Verb

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táo

1. to look after or guard the house

Etymology 3

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Verb

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taó

1. (Hiniráya, Binukídnon) to give; to donate; to make a present of

Hungarian

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Pronunciation

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• IPA(key): [ˈtɒoː]
• Hyphenation: tao
• Rhymes: -oː

Etymology 1

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Borrowed from Mandarin 道 (dào, “way, path”).

Noun

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tao

1. tao

Declension

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singular	plural
nominative	tao	taók
accusative	taót	taókat
dative	taónak	taóknak
instrumental	taóval	taókkal
causal-final	taóért	taókért
translative	taóvá	taókká
terminative	taóig	taókig
essive-formal	taoként	taókként
essive-modal	—	—
inessive	taóban	taókban
superessive	taón	taókon
adessive	taónál	taóknál
illative	taóba	taókba
sublative	taóra	taókra
allative	taóhoz	taókhoz
elative	taóból	taókból
delative	taóról	taókról
ablative	taótól	taóktól
non-attributivepossessive – singular	taóé	taóké
non-attributivepossessive – plural	taóéi	taókéi

Possessive forms of tao

possessor	single possession	multiple possessions
1st person sing.	taóm	taóim
2nd person sing.	taód	taóid
3rd person sing.	taója	taói
1st person plural	taónk	taóink
2nd person plural	taótok	taóitok
3rd person plural	taójuk	taóik

Derived terms

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• taoista
• taoizmus

Etymology 2

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Abbreviation from the name of the act[1] on társasági adó és osztalékadó (“corporate tax and dividend tax”).

Noun

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tao

1. acronym of társasági adó és osztalékadó

Declension

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singular	plural
nominative	tao	taók
accusative	taót	taókat
dative	taónak	taóknak
instrumental	taóval	taókkal
causal-final	taóért	taókért
translative	taóvá	taókká
terminative	taóig	taókig
essive-formal	taoként	taókként
essive-modal	—	—
inessive	taóban	taókban
superessive	taón	taókon
adessive	taónál	taóknál
illative	taóba	taókba
sublative	taóra	taókra
allative	taóhoz	taókhoz
elative	taóból	taókból
delative	taóról	taókról
ablative	taótól	taóktól
non-attributivepossessive – singular	taóé	taóké
non-attributivepossessive – plural	taóéi	taókéi

Possessive forms of tao

possessor	single possession	multiple possessions
1st person sing.	taóm	taóim
2nd person sing.	taód	taóid
3rd person sing.	taója	taói
1st person plural	taónk	taóink
2nd person plural	taótok	taóitok
3rd person plural	taójuk	taóik

Derived terms

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• taózás
• taózik

References

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1. ^ 1996. évi LXXXI. törvény a társasági adóról és az osztalékadóról

Ilocano

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Etymology

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Inherited from Proto-Philippine *tau, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *tau, Proto-Austronesian *Cau.

Pronunciation

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• IPA(key): /ˈtaʔo/, [ˈtaː.ʔo], [ˈtaː.ʔu]
• Hyphenation: ta‧o

Noun

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tao (plural tattao)

1. human; human being; person; man
2. people
3. individual

Inflection

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singular	plural/distributive
1st singular	taok	tattaok
2nd singular	taom	tattaom
3rd singular	taona	tattaona
1st dual	taota	tattaota
1st plural exclusive	taomi	tattaomi
1st plural inclusive	taotayo	tattaotayo
2nd plural	taoyo	tattaoyo
3rd plural	taoda	tattaoda

Derived terms

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• agkatawan
• agmarmaratao
• agpakatao
• agpatao
• itao
• itatao
• katao
• katatao
• katatawan
• kinatao
• maitao
• matagtagitao
• matatao
• naintawan
• pagattao
• pannakaitao
• pangitawan
• sangatawan
• sangkatawan
• sinantatao
• tawan
• tumao

Related terms

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• alintatao
• taotao

Pronoun

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tao

1. alternative form of datao: indefinite pronoun usually referring to the speaker

Italian

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Alternative forms

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• dao

Etymology

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From the Wade-Giles romanization of Chinese 道 (Dào, literally “the Way”) or (dào, "circuit").

Pronunciation

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• IPA(key): /ˈta.o/
• Rhymes: -ao
• Hyphenation: tà‧o

Noun

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tao m (invariable)

1. (philosophy) Tao

Derived terms

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• taoismo
• taoista

Anagrams

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• -ato

Japanese

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Romanization

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tao

1. Rōmaji transcription of たお

Kankanaey

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Pronunciation

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• IPA(key): /ˈtaʔo/ [ˈtaː.ʔo] (“laying in”)
  • Rhymes: -aʔo
• IPA(key): /taˈʔo/ [tʌˈʔo] (“curved; barking”)
  • Rhymes: -o
• Syllabification: ta‧o

Noun

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táo

1. act of laying in, setting in, putting in, inserting

Derived terms

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• itao

Noun

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taó

1. (of the neck) state of being curved, bent, crooked
2. barking

Derived terms

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• matao
• matmattao
• tinmao

References

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• Morice Vanoverbergh (1933), “tao”, in A Dictionary of Lepanto Igorot or Kankanay. As it is spoken at Bauco (Linguistische Anthropos-Bibliothek; XII)‎[1], Mödling bei Wien, St. Gabriel, Österreich: Verlag der Internationalen Zeitschrift „Anthropos“, →OCLC, page 456
• Allen, Larry (2021), “taó”, in Kankanaey – English Dictionary, Summer Institute of Linguistics

Malagasy

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Etymology

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From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *taʀuq. Compare Indonesian taruh.

Pronunciation

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• IPA(key): [to]

Noun

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tao

1. act, action
2. preparation

Verb

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tao

1. to do
2. to prepare, arm, take precautions

Related terms

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focus (voice)
agent(active)	man-form	manao
	mi-form	mitao
	om-form	—
patient(passive)	—
	alternate	—
	a-form	atao
	voa-form	voatao
	tafa-form	—
goal(relative)	an-form	anaovana
	i-form	itaovana

Mandarin

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Romanization

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tao (tao5 / tao0, Zhuyin ˙ㄊㄠ)

1. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 萄

Romanization

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tao

1. nonstandard spelling of tāo
2. nonstandard spelling of táo
3. nonstandard spelling of tǎo
4. nonstandard spelling of tào

Usage notes

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• Transcriptions of Mandarin into the Latin script often do not distinguish between the critical tonal differences employed in the Mandarin language, using words such as this one without indication of tone.

Maori

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Noun

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tao

1. spear

Polish

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Polish Wikipedia has an article on:taoWikipedia pl

Etymology

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Borrowed from Mandarin 道.

Pronunciation

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• IPA(key): /ˈta.ɔ/

• Audio:

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• Rhymes: -aɔ
• Syllabification: ta‧o

Noun

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tao n (indeclinable)

1. (philosophy, Taoism) Tao (Chinese philosophical term) Synonym: dao

Related terms

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• taoistyczny

nouns

• taoista
• taoistka
• taoizm

Further reading

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• tao in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Romanian

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Etymology

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Borrowed from French tao or English tao.

Noun

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tao n (uncountable)

1. tao

Declension

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singular only	indefinite	definite
nominative-accusative	tao	taoul
genitive-dative	tao	taoului
vocative	taoule

Samoan

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Noun

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tao

1. spear

Swahili

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Pronunciation

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• Audio (Kenya):

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Noun

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tao class V (plural matao class VI)

1. arch

Tagalog

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Alternative forms

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• tauo — obsolete, Spanish-based spelling
• tau — obsolete
• tawo — now dialectal, Batangas, western Marinduque, uncommon in Rizal

Etymology

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From earlier tawo, from Proto-Philippine *tau, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *tau, from Proto-Austronesian *Cau. Cognate with Ilocano tao, Kapampangan tau, Cebuano tawo, Thao caw, Tsou cou, and Motu tau.

Pronunciation

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• (Standard Tagalog)
  • IPA(key): /ˈtaʔo/ [ˈt̪aː.ʔo] (noun)
    • Rhymes: -aʔo
  • IPA(key): /taˈʔo/ [t̪ɐˈʔo] (adjective)
    • Rhymes: -o
• Syllabification: ta‧o

Noun

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tao (Baybayin spelling ᜆᜂ)

1. human; human being; person; man
2. (colloquial) people
3. faces of a coin
4. (games) heads (in heads or tails) Synonym: tihaya Antonyms: ibon, taob
5. (card games) face card
6. (colloquial) husband
7. person left alone in a place as a guard or caretaker (when others are away) Synonyms: bantay, tanod

Derived terms

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• ang taong gipit, sa patalim kumakapit
• baguntao
• bansing-tao
• daktao
• dalubtao
• dalubtauhan
• gawang-tao
• higtao
• ipatao
• isatao
• kapwa-tao
• karamihang-tao
• karaniwang-tao
• karapatang pantao
• katao
• katauhan
• krimen laban sa sangkatauhan
• lampas-tao
• madlang-tao
• magdalang-tao
• magkatao
• magkatawang-tao
• magpakatao
• magpakitang-tao
• magpatao
• makatao
• malay-tao
• mamamatay-tao
• matao
• matauhan
• may-tao
• nasa Diyos ang awa, nasa tao ang gawa
• pagdadalang-tao
• pagkatao
• pagpapakatao
• pagpapanauhan
• pagpapatao
• pagsasatao
• pagtao
• pagtatao
• pakitang-tao
• palatauhan
• panao
• panauhan
• panauhin
• patao
• sa pagkatao
• sangkatauhan
• sumatao
• tagatao
• tagataong-bahay
• tao po
• tao-tao
• tao-tauhan
• taong-bahay
• taong-bayan
• taong-grasa
• taong-gubat
• Taong-Java
• Taong-Peking
• taong-putik
• Taong-Tabon
• tauhan
• tauhin
• tawiran ng tao
• tumao
• usang-tao
• wikang-tao

Related terms

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• balintataw
• katawan
• Tausug
• Taywan

See also

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• kara-krus

Adjective

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taó (Baybayin spelling ᜆᜂ)

1. (obsolete) mortal; deadly; fatal Synonyms: nakamamatay, mortal, (archaic) palana

Derived terms

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• tumao

Further reading

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• “tao”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018.
• Blust, Robert; Trussel, Stephen; et al. (2023) “*Cau”, in the CLDF dataset from The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary (2010–), →DOI

Vietnamese

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Alternative forms

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• (North Central Vietnam) tau (with *oː > /aw/)
• (South Central Vietnam) ta (with *oː > /aw/ > /aː/)
• (abbreviation) t

Pronunciation

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• (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [taːw˧˧]
• (Huế) IPA(key): [taːw˧˧]
• (Saigon) IPA(key): [taːw˧˧]

Etymology 1

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From Proto-Vietic *soː (“I; me”). Cognate with Thavung โซว.

There are 1st person single pronouns in Northern Austroasiatic branches with back vocalism and null-initial such as Mang ʔuː⁴, Khmu [Cuang] ʔoʔ, Riang [Sak] ʔoʔ¹, Pnar o. However, the only case of competing *s- vs. null-onset in Vietic is Proto-Vietic *suh ~ *ʔuh (“nest”), which gave rise to Vietnamese tổ and ổ respectively.

Pronoun

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tao • (蚤, 騷)

1. (Northern Vietnam, Southern Vietnam, impolite, familiar, disrespectful or hostile) I/me Antonyms: mày, mi

Derived terms

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• mày tao chi tớ

Etymology 2

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Romanization

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tao

1. Sino-Vietnamese reading of 騷 (“refined, elegant”)

Derived terms

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• tao nhã (“騷雅”)
• tao nhân mặc khách (“騷人墨客”)
• thanh tao (“清騷”)

Etymology 3

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Romanization

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tao

1. Sino-Vietnamese reading of 糟

Derived terms

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• tao khang
• tao khang chi thê

Etymology 4

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Romanization

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tao

1. Sino-Vietnamese reading of 遭

Derived terms

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• tao phùng

Anagrams

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• toa

Yami

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Etymology

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From Proto-Philippine *tau, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *tau, from Proto-Austronesian *Cau. Compare Ibatan tawo, Tagalog tao, Ilocano tao.

Pronunciation

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• Hyphenation: ta‧o

Noun

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tao

1. person; human

Descendants

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• → English: Tao
• → Mandarin: 達悟 / 达悟 (Dáwù)

References

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• Rau, Der-Hwa Victoria 何德華; Dong, Maa-Neu 董瑪女 (2018), 臺灣南島語言叢書(14):達悟語 - 語法概論 [Taiwan Austronesian Languages Series (14): Tao language - Introduction to Grammar]‎[2], New Taipei City: 原住民族委員會, →ISBN, archived from the original on 4 November 2021, page 8
• Dong, Maa-Neu 董瑪女, Rau, Der-Hwa Victoria 何德華, Chang, Ann Hui-Huan 張惠環, editors (2012), 達悟語詞典 Yami (Tao) Dictionary‎[3], Taipei: 國立臺灣大學出版中心 [National Taiwan University Press], →ISBN, page 238
• Blust, Robert; Trussel, Stephen; et al. (2023) “*Cau”, in the CLDF dataset from The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary (2010–), →DOI