tao
EnglishEdit
Alternative formsEdit
EtymologyEdit
From the Wade-Giles romanization of Chinese 道 (Dào, literally “the Way”).
PronunciationEdit
Proper nounEdit
tao
- (Chinese philosophy) 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.
- Synonym: zen
- the tao of archery
- (historical, obsolete) Synonym of circuit: various administrative divisions of imperial and early Republican China.
See alsoEdit
AnagramsEdit
FinnishEdit
Etymology 1Edit
PronunciationEdit
VerbEdit
tao
- inflection of takoa:
Etymology 2Edit
PronunciationEdit
NounEdit
tao
DeclensionEdit
| 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 | — | |
| instructive | — | — | |
| abessive | taotta | — | |
| comitative | — | — | |
AnagramsEdit
HungarianEdit
EtymologyEdit
Borrowed from Mandarin 道 (dào, “way, path”).
PronunciationEdit
NounEdit
tao
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 |
| 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
IlocanoEdit
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
JapaneseEdit
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
SamoanEdit
TagalogEdit
Alternative formsEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Classical Tagalog ᜆᜂ (tao), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *tau, from Proto-Austronesian *Cau. Cognate with Thao caw, Ilocano tao, Cebuano tawo, and Motu tau.
Pronunciation 1Edit
NounEdit
tao
- human, human being, person, man
- one of the faces of a coin
- Synonym: tihaya
- husband
- a person left alone in a place as a guard or caretaker
Related termsEdit
Derived termsEdit
- dalubtauhan
- gawang-tao
- kapwa-tao
- karaniwang-tao
- katao
- katauhan
- lampas-tao
- madlang-tao
- magdalang-tao
- magkatawang-tao
- magpakatao
- magpakitang-tao
- makatao
- mamamatay-tao
- matao
- matauhan
- may-tao
- pagdadalang-tao
- pakitang-tao
- palatauhan
- panao
- panauhan
- panauhin
- sangkatauhan
- tao po
- tauhan
- tauhin
- tau-tauhan
- tumao
Pronunciation 2Edit
AdjectiveEdit
taó
VietnameseEdit
Alternative formsEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Proto-Vietic *soː (“I; me”).
PronunciationEdit
PronounEdit
- (informal, familiar or self-conceited) I; me (used to indicate a position superior to that of the person being addressed; corresponds to the second person pronoun mày)
SynonymsEdit
- (I): mình