tao

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

English

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Alternative forms

• dao

Etymology

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

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.

Noun

tao ‎(usually uncountable, plural taos)

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

See also

• ananke

Anagrams

• AOT
• ATO
• oat

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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

• oat
• ota

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Hungarian

Etymology

From Sinitic 道 ‎(dào, “way, path”).

Pronunciation

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

Noun

tao

1. tao

Declension

Inflection (plural in -k, back harmony)
	singular	plural
nominative	tao	taok
accusative	taot	taokat
dative	taonak	taoknak
instrumental	taoval	taokkal
causal-final	taoért	taokért
translative	taová	taokká
terminative	taoig	taokig
essive-formal	taoként	taokként
essive-modal	—	—
inessive	taoban	taokban
superessive	taon	taokon
adessive	taonál	taoknál
illative	taoba	taokba
sublative	taora	taokra
allative	taohoz	taokhoz
elative	taoból	taokból
delative	taoról	taokról
ablative	taotól	taoktól

Possessive forms of tao
possessor	single possession	multiple possessions
1st person sing.	taom	taoim
2nd person sing.	taod	taoid
3rd person sing.	taoja	taoi
1st person plural	taonk	taoink
2nd person plural	taotok	taoitok
3rd person plural	taojuk	taoik

Derived terms

• taoista
• taoizmus

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Ilocano

Noun

tao

1. person
2. human

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Japanese

Romanization

tao

1. rōmaji reading of たお

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Malagasy

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [to]

Etymology

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

Noun

tao

1. act, action
2. preparation

Verb

tao

1. to do
2. 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

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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.

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Maori

Noun

tao

1. spear

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Samoan

Noun

tao

1. spear

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Tagalog

Pronunciation

• tah'-oh

Etymology

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

Noun

tao

1. person
2. human

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Vietnamese

Etymology

From Proto-Vietic *soː

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [taːw˧˧]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [taːw˧˧]
• (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [taːw˧˥]

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)

Synonyms

• tau

Antonyms

• mày; mi ‎(“you”)