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tao

See also: Tao, tāo, táo, tǎo, tào, tão, tạo, and TAO

English

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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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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References

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

Anagrams

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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.
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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

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 taoaan
taoansa 		—
inessive taossaan
taossansa 		—
elative taostaan
taostansa 		—
illative taoonsa —
adessive taollaan
taollansa 		—
ablative taoltaan
taoltansa 		—
allative taolleen
taollensa 		—
essive taonaan
taonansa 		—
translative taokseen
taoksensa 		—
abessive taottaan
taottansa 		—
instructive — —
comitative — —

Etymology 2

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Pronunciation

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

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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French

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Noun

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tao m (plural taos)

  1. (philosophy) Tao

Further reading

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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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Inflection of tao
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-attributive
possessive - singular 		taóé taóké
non-attributive
possessive - 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
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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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Inflection of tao
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-attributive
possessive - singular 		taóé taóké
non-attributive
possessive - 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
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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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Possessive forms of tao
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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Pronoun

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{head|ilo|pronoun}}

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

Italian

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Alternative forms

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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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Anagrams

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Japanese

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Romanization

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tao

  1. Rōmaji transcription of たお

Malagasy

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Etymology

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

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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
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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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Etymology

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Borrowed from Mandarin 道.

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Noun

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tao n (indeclinable)

  1. (philosophy, Taoism) Tao (Chinese philosophical term)
    Synonym: dao
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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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declension of tao (singular only)
singular
n gender indefinite articulation definite articulation
nominative/accusative (un) tao taoul
genitive/dative (unui) tao taoului
vocative taoule

Samoan

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Noun

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tao

  1. spear

Swahili

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Noun

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tao (ma class, plural matao)

  1. arch

Tagalog

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Alternative forms

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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, Cebuano tawo, Thao caw, Tsou cou, and Motu tau.

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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. (colloquial) husband
  6. person left alone in a place as a guard or caretaker (when others are away)
    Synonyms: bantay, tanod

Derived terms

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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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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
  • (abbreviation) t

Etymology

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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.

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Pronoun

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tao • (蚤, 騷, 遭)

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

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Yami

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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
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