Thao

See also: thao, tháo, Thảo, thạo, thâo, and thảo

English

Alternative forms

• Sao

Etymology

From Thao Thau, an autonym based on thau (“person”), itself from Proto-Austronesian *Cau. Doublet of Tsou.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /θaʊ/

Noun

Thao (plural Thao or (less common) Thaos)

1. A member of an aboriginal people of central Taiwan.

Proper noun

Thao

1. An Austronesian language spoken by the Thao people.

Translations

the language

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 邵語 / 邵语 (zh) (Shàoyǔ)

• Japanese: サオ語

See also

• Wiktionary’s coverage of Thao terms
• Appendix:Thao Swadesh list for a Swadesh list of basic vocabulary words in Thao

Further reading

• ISO 639-3 code ssf (SIL)
• Ethnologue entry for Thao, ssf ⁠

Anagrams

• HATO, oath, taho

Vietnamese

Etymology

Probably

Sino-Vietnamese word from 洮.

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [tʰaːw˧˧]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [tʰaːw˧˧]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [tʰaːw˧˧]

Proper noun

Thao

1. (sông ～) a river in northern Vietnam