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 and/or the way in which to live one's life.
- The art or skill of doing something in harmony with the essential nature of the thing
- the tao of archery
SynonymsEdit
- (art or skill): zen
NounEdit
tao (usually uncountable, plural taos)
- (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
EtymologyEdit
From Classical Tagalog ᜆᜂ (tao), ultimately from Proto-Austronesian *Cau
PronunciationEdit
- tah'-oh
NounEdit
tao
VietnameseEdit
Alternative formsEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Proto-Vietic *soː (“I; me”).
PronunciationEdit
PronounEdit
- (informal, familiar) 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