tao
EnglishEdit
Alternative formsEdit
EtymologyEdit
From the Wade–Giles romanization of the Mandarin pronunciation of Chinese 道 (tao⁴).[1]
PronunciationEdit
Proper nounEdit
tao
- (Chinese philosophy and religion) Alternative letter-case form of Tao: the way of nature or way to live one's life.
NounEdit
tao (usually uncountable, plural taos)
- (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...
- (historical, obsolete) Synonym of circuit: various administrative divisions of imperial and early Republican China.
SynonymsEdit
- (harmonious skill) zen
See alsoEdit
ReferencesEdit
- ^ dao, Wade-Giles romanization tao, in Encyclopædia Britannica
AnagramsEdit
Bikol CentralEdit
Etymology 1Edit
Unknown.
PronunciationEdit
VerbEdit
tào
- to give
- Itao mo na sakuya an kuwarta.
- Just give me the money.
Derived termsEdit
Etymology 2Edit
From Proto-Philippine *tau, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *tau, from Proto-Austronesian *Cau.
PronunciationEdit
NounEdit
táo
- Alternative form of tawo.
ButuanonEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Proto-Philippine *tau, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *tau, from Proto-Austronesian *Cau.
NounEdit
tao
FinnishEdit
Etymology 1Edit
PronunciationEdit
VerbEdit
tao
- inflection of takoa:
Etymology 2Edit
PronunciationEdit
NounEdit
tao
DeclensionEdit
Inflection of tao (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation) | |||
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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 | — | |
instructive | — | — | |
abessive | taotta | — | |
comitative | — | — |
Possessive forms of tao (type valo) | ||
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possessor | singular | plural |
1st person | taoni | taomme |
2nd person | taosi | taonne |
3rd person | taonsa |
AnagramsEdit
FrenchEdit
NounEdit
tao m (plural taos)
Further readingEdit
- “tao”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
GaloEdit
NounEdit
tao
HiligaynonEdit
Etymology 1Edit
Inherited from Proto-Philippine *tau, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *tau, Proto-Austronesian *Cau.
NounEdit
táo
VerbEdit
táo
- to be born
Etymology 2Edit
VerbEdit
táo
- to look after or guard the house
Etymology 3Edit
VerbEdit
taó
HungarianEdit
PronunciationEdit
Etymology 1Edit
Borrowed from Mandarin 道 (dào, “way, path”).
NounEdit
tao
DeclensionEdit
Inflection of tao | ||
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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-attributive possessive - singular |
taóé | taóké |
non-attributive possessive - plural |
taóéi | taókéi |
Possessive forms of tao | ||
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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 termsEdit
Etymology 2Edit
Abbreviation from the name of the act[1] on társasági adó és osztalékadó (“corporate tax and dividend tax”).
NounEdit
tao
- Acronym of társasági adó és osztalékadó.
DeclensionEdit
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 |
Derived termsEdit
ReferencesEdit
IlocanoEdit
EtymologyEdit
Inherited from Proto-Philippine *tau, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *tau, Proto-Austronesian *Cau.
PronunciationEdit
NounEdit
tao
ItalianEdit
Alternative formsEdit
EtymologyEdit
From the Wade-Giles romanization of Chinese 道 (Dào, literally “the Way”) or (dào, "circuit").
PronunciationEdit
NounEdit
tao m (invariable)
Derived termsEdit
AnagramsEdit
JapaneseEdit
RomanizationEdit
tao
MalagasyEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *taʀuq. Compare Indonesian taruh.
PronunciationEdit
NounEdit
tao
VerbEdit
tao
- to do
- to prepare, arm, take precautions
Related termsEdit
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 |
MandarinEdit
RomanizationEdit
tao
- Nonstandard spelling of tāo.
- Nonstandard spelling of táo.
- Nonstandard spelling of tǎo.
- Nonstandard spelling of tào.
Usage notesEdit
- English transcriptions of Mandarin speech often fail to distinguish between the critical tonal differences employed in the Mandarin language, using words such as this one without the appropriate indication of tone.
MaoriEdit
NounEdit
tao
PolishEdit
EtymologyEdit
PronunciationEdit
NounEdit
tao n (indeclinable)
- (philosophy, Taoism) Tao (Chinese philosophical term)
- Synonym: dao
Related termsEdit
Further readingEdit
- tao in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- tao in Polish dictionaries at PWN
RomanianEdit
EtymologyEdit
From French tao or English tao.
NounEdit
tao n (uncountable)
DeclensionEdit
SamoanEdit
NounEdit
tao
SwahiliEdit
PronunciationEdit
Audio (Kenya) (file)
NounEdit
TagalogEdit
Alternative formsEdit
EtymologyEdit
From tawo, from Proto-Philippine *tau, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *tau, from Proto-Austronesian *Cau. Cognate with Thao caw, Ilocano tao, Cebuano tawo, and Motu tau.
PronunciationEdit
NounEdit
tao (Baybayin spelling ᜆᜂ)
- human; human being; person; man
- (colloquial) people
- one of the faces of a coin
- Synonym: tihaya
- (colloquial) husband
- person left alone in a place as a guard or caretaker (when others are away)
Derived termsEdit
- ang taong gipit, sa patalim kumakapit
- baguntao
- daktao
- dalubtao
- dalubtauhan
- gawang-tao
- higtao
- kapwa-tao
- karamihang-tao
- karaniwang-tao
- karapatang pantao
- katao
- katauhan
- 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
- sangkatauhan
- sa pagkatao
- tagatao
- tagataong-bahay
- taong-bahay
- taong-bayan
- taong-grasa
- taong-gubat
- taong-gubat
- taong-putik
- tao po
- tao-tauhan
- tauhan
- tauhin
- tawiran ng tao
- tumao
Related termsEdit
AdjectiveEdit
taó (Baybayin spelling ᜆᜂ)
VietnameseEdit
Alternative formsEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Proto-Vietic *soː (“I; me”).
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.
PronunciationEdit
PronounEdit
AnagramsEdit
YamiEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Proto-Philippine *tau, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *tau, from Proto-Austronesian *Cau.
NounEdit
tao