tao
English
Alternative forms
- dao
Etymology
From the Wade–Giles romanization of the Mandarin pronunciation of Chinese 道 (tao⁴).[1]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /daʊ/, /taʊ/
Audio (UK) (file) - Rhymes: -aʊ
Proper noun
tao
- (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, p. 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.
- 2021, Olof G. Lidin, From Taoism to Einstein, p. 196:
Noun
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.
Synonyms
- (harmonious skill) zen
See also
- ananke
References
- dao, Wade-Giles romanization tao, in Encyclopædia Britannica
Anagrams
- AOT, ATO, OTA, Ota, To'a, oat, toa
Bikol Central
Etymology 1
Unknown.
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: ta‧o
- IPA(key): /taˈʔo/
Verb
tào
- to give
- Itao mo na sakuya an kuwarta.
- Just give me the money.
Derived terms
- itao
- magtao
- manao
- panao
- tawan
Etymology 2
From Proto-Philippine *tau, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *tau, from Proto-Austronesian *Cau.
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: ta‧o
- IPA(key): /ˈtaʔo/
Noun
táo
- Alternative form of tawo.
Butuanon
Etymology
From Proto-Philippine *tau, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *tau, from Proto-Austronesian *Cau.
Noun
tao
- person; human
Finnish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈtɑoˣ/, [ˈt̪ɑo̞(ʔ)]
- Rhymes: -ɑo
- Syllabification(key): ta‧o
Verb
tao
- inflection of takoa:
- indicative present connegative
- second-person singular imperative present/present connegative
Etymology 2
From Chinese 道 (dào).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈtɑo/, [ˈt̪ɑo̞]
- Rhymes: -ɑo
- Syllabification(key): ta‧o
Noun
tao
- tao
Declension
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 | — | — |
Possessive forms of tao (type valo) | ||
---|---|---|
possessor | singular | plural |
1st person | taoni | taomme |
2nd person | taosi | taonne |
3rd person | taonsa |
Anagrams
- oat, ota
French
Noun
tao m (plural taos)
- (philosophy) Tao
Further reading
- “tao”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Galo
Noun
tao
- thorn, splinter
Hiligaynon
Etymology 1
Inherited from Proto-Philippine *tau, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *tau, Proto-Austronesian *Cau.
Noun
táo
- man; person
Verb
táo
- to be born
Verb
táo
- to look after or guard the house
Verb
taó
- (Hiniráya, Binukídnon) to give; to donate; to make a present of
Hungarian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈtɒoː]
- Hyphenation: tao
- Rhymes: -oː
Etymology 1
Borrowed from Mandarin 道 (dào, “way, path”).
Noun
tao
- tao
Declension
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 terms
- taoista
- taoizmus
Etymology 2
Abbreviation from the name of the act[1] on társasági adó és osztalékadó (“corporate tax and dividend tax”).
Noun
tao
- Acronym of társasági adó és osztalékadó.
Declension
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 terms
- taózás
- taózik
References
- 1996. évi LXXXI. törvény a társasági adóról és az osztalékadóról
Ilocano
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Philippine *tau, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *tau, Proto-Austronesian *Cau.
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: ta‧o
- IPA(key): /ˈtao/, [ˈtɐ.o]
Noun
tao
- person
- human
Italian
Alternative forms
- dao
Etymology
From the Wade-Giles romanization of Chinese 道 (Dào, literally “the Way”) or (dào, "circuit").
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈta.o/
- Rhymes: -ao
- Hyphenation: tà‧o
Noun
tao m (invariable)
- (philosophy) Tao
Derived terms
- taoismo
- taoista
Anagrams
- -ato
Japanese
Romanization
tao
- Rōmaji transcription of たお
Malagasy
Etymology
From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *taʀuq. Compare Indonesian taruh.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [to]
Noun
tao
- act, action
- preparation
Verb
tao
- to do
- to prepare, arm, take precautions
Related terms
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
Romanization
tao
- Nonstandard spelling of tāo.
- Nonstandard spelling of táo.
- Nonstandard spelling of tǎo.
- Nonstandard spelling of tào.
Usage notes
- 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.
Maori
Noun
tao
- spear
Polish
Etymology
Borrowed from Mandarin 道.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈta.ɔ/
Audio (file) - Rhymes: -aɔ
- Syllabification: ta‧o
Noun
tao n (indeclinable)
- (philosophy, Taoism) Tao (Chinese philosophical term)
- Synonym: dao
Related terms
- taoistyczny
- taoista
- taoistka
- taoizm
Further reading
- tao in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- tao in Polish dictionaries at PWN
Romanian
Etymology
From French tao or English tao.
Noun
tao n (uncountable)
- tao
Declension
singular | ||
---|---|---|
n gender | indefinite articulation | definite articulation |
nominative/accusative | (un) tao | taoul |
genitive/dative | (unui) tao | taoului |
vocative | taoule |
Samoan
Noun
tao
- spear
Swahili
Pronunciation
Audio (Kenya) (file)
Noun
tao (ma class, plural matao)
- arch
Tagalog
Alternative forms
- tauo, tau – obsolete
- tawo – dialectal
Etymology
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.
Pronunciation
- (standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ˈtaʔo/, [ˈta.ʔo] (noun)
- (standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /taˈʔo/, [tɐˈʔo] (adjective)
- (dialectal) IPA(key): /ˈtawo/, [ˈta.wo]
- (Old Tagalog) IPA(key): /ˈtawu/, [ˈta.wʊ]
- Hyphenation: ta‧o
Noun
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)
- Synonyms: bantay, tanod
Derived terms
- 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 terms
- balintataw
- katawan
Adjective
taó (Baybayin spelling ᜆᜂ)
- (archaic) mortal
- Synonym: mortal
Vietnamese
Alternative forms
- (North Central Vietnam) tau
- (abbreviation) t
Etymology
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.
Pronunciation
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [taːw˧˧]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [taːw˧˧]
- (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [taːw˧˧]
Pronoun
tao • (傮, 蚤, 𠋺)
- (impolite, familiar, disrepectful or hostile) I/me
- Antonyms: mày, mi
Anagrams
- toa
Yami
Etymology
From Proto-Philippine *tau, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *tau, from Proto-Austronesian *Cau.
Noun
tao
- person; human