Tao
See also: tao
English edit
Etymology 1 edit
From the Wade–Giles romanization of Mandarin 道 (Dào, literally “The Way”): Tao4.
Alternative forms edit
- Dao, dao (Hanyu Pinyin)
- tao (also from Wade–Giles)
Pronunciation edit
Proper noun edit
Tao
- (Chinese philosophy) In Taoism, The Way, specifically the transcendental basis of nature and, and/or the ideal way to live one's life.
- 2013, Al Gore, The Future: Six Drivers of Global Change[1], New York: Random House, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, page xx:
- Nor is progress exclusively a Western invention. Many interpret the Tao of ancient China as a guide for those who wish to progress as they make their way forward in the world—though its conception of progress is very different from what emerged in the West.
Translations edit
Chinese philosophical term
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Noun edit
Tao (countable and uncountable, plural Taos)
- Alternative form of tao (“art or skill in harmony with essential nature”)
Etymology 2 edit
Proper noun edit
Tao
- A unisex given name from Mandarin
References edit
- “Tao”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.
- “Tao, pn.”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.
- “Tao”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.
Etymology 3 edit
Borrowed from Yami Tao (“the Tao/Yami language”), from Yami tao (“human; person”), from Proto-Philippine *tau, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *tau, from Proto-Austronesian *Cau. Compare Ibatan tawo, Tagalog tao, Ilocano tao.
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Tao
- an Austronesian ethnic group native to Orchid Island (Lanyu) of Lanyu, Taitung County, Taiwan
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References edit
- 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 (2010–) “*Cau”, in The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary
Etymology 4 edit
Borrowed from Georgian ტაო (ṭao)
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Tao
- (historical) a historical region of Georgia (country)