tao

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

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From the Wade-Giles romanization of Chinese 道 (Dào, literally “the Way”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /daʊ/, /taʊ/
  • Rhymes: -aʊ

Proper noun

tao

  1. (Chinese philosophy) Alternative letter-case form of Tao: the way of nature and/or the way in which to live one's life.
  2. The art or skill of doing something in harmony with the essential nature of the thing
    the tao of archery

Synonyms

  • (art or skill): zen

Noun

tao (usually uncountable, plural taos)

  1. (historical, obsolete) Synonym of circuit: various administrative divisions of imperial and early Republican China.

See also

Anagrams

Finnish

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈtɑoˣ/
  • Hyphenation: ta‧o

Verb

tao

  1. Indicative present connegative form of takoa.
  2. Second person singular imperative present form of takoa.
  3. Second person singular imperative present connegative form of takoa.

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈtɑo/
  • Hyphenation: ta‧o

Noun

tao

  1. 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 — —

Anagrams

Hungarian

Etymology

Borrowed from Mandarin 道 (dào, “way, path”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈtɒo]
  • Hyphenation: tao

Noun

tao

  1. 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
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

Ilocano

Noun

tao

  1. person
  2. human

Italian

Alternative forms

Etymology

From the Wade-Giles romanization of Chinese 道 (Dào, literally “the Way”) or (dào, "circuit")

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈta.o/, [ˈt̪äːo]
  • Rhymes: -ao
  • Hyphenation: tà‧o

Noun

tao m (invariable)

  1. (philosophy) Tao

Derived terms

Japanese

Romanization

tao

  1. Rōmaji transcription of たお

Malagasy

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [to]

Noun

tao

  1. act, action
  2. preparation

Verb

tao

  1. to do
  2. to prepare, arm, take precautions
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

  1. Nonstandard spelling of tāo.
  2. Nonstandard spelling of táo.
  3. Nonstandard spelling of tǎo.
  4. 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

  1. spear

Samoan

Noun

tao

  1. spear

Tagalog

Etymology

From Classical Tagalog ᜆᜂ (tao), ultimately from Proto-Austronesian *Cau

Pronunciation

  • tah'-oh

Noun

tao

  1. person
  2. human

Vietnamese

Etymology

From Proto-Vietic *soː (“I; me”).

Pronunciation

Pronoun

tao (傮, 蚤, 𠋺)

  1. (informal, familiar) I; me (used to indicate a position superior to that of the person being addressed; reciprocal word – mày)

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Antonyms

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