Tao
Jump to navigation
Jump to search
See also: tao
English[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
From the Wade–Giles romanization of Mandarin 道 (Dào, literally “The Way”): Tao4.
Alternative forms[edit]
- Dao, dao (Hanyu Pinyin)
- tao (also from Wade–Giles)
Pronunciation[edit]
Proper noun[edit]
Tao
- (Chinese philosophy) In Taoism, The Way, specifically the transcendental basis of nature and, and/or the ideal way to live one's life.
- 2013, Al Gore, The Future: Six Drivers of Global Change[1], New York: Random House, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, page xx:
- Nor is progress exclusively a Western invention. Many interpret the Tao of ancient China as a guide for those who wish to progress as they make their way forward in the world—though its conception of progress is very different from what emerged in the West.
Translations[edit]
Chinese philosophical term
- The translations below need to be checked and inserted above into the appropriate translation tables. See instructions at Wiktionary:Entry layout § Translations.
Noun[edit]
Tao (countable and uncountable, plural Taos)
- Alternative form of tao (“art or skill in harmony with essential nature”)
Etymology 2[edit]
Proper noun[edit]
Tao
- A unisex given name from Mandarin
References[edit]
- “Tao”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.
- “Tao, pn.”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.
- “Tao”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.
Etymology 3[edit]
Borrowed from Yami Tao (“the Tao/Yami language”), from Yami tao (“human; person”), from Proto-Philippine *tau, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *tau, from Proto-Austronesian *Cau. Compare Ibatan tawo, Tagalog tao, Ilocano tao.
Pronunciation[edit]
Proper noun[edit]
Tao
- an Austronesian ethnic group native to Orchid Island (Lanyu) of Lanyu, Taitung County, Taiwan
Synonyms[edit]
References[edit]
- Rau, Der-Hwa Victoria 何德華, Dong, Maa-Neu 董瑪女 (2018) 臺灣南島語言叢書(14):達悟語 - 語法概論 [Taiwan Austronesian Languages Series (14): Tao language - Introduction to Grammar][2], New Taipei City: 原住民族委員會, →ISBN, archived from the original on 4 November 2021, page 8
- Dong, Maa-Neu 董瑪女, Rau, Der-Hwa Victoria 何德華, Chang, Ann Hui-Huan 張惠環, editors (2012), 達悟語詞典 Yami (Tao) Dictionary[3], Taipei: 國立臺灣大學出版中心 [National Taiwan University Press], →ISBN, page 238
- Blust, Robert, Trussel, Stephen (2010–) “*Cau”, in The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary
Etymology 4[edit]
Borrowed from Georgian ტაო (ṭao)
Pronunciation[edit]
Proper noun[edit]
Tao
- (historical) a historical region of Georgia (country)
Related terms[edit]
See also[edit]
Anagrams[edit]
Categories:
- English terms borrowed from Wade–Giles
- English terms derived from Wade–Giles
- English terms borrowed from Mandarin
- English terms derived from Mandarin
- English 1-syllable words
- English terms with IPA pronunciation
- Rhymes:English/aʊ
- Rhymes:English/aʊ/1 syllable
- English lemmas
- English proper nouns
- English uncountable nouns
- en:Philosophy
- English terms with quotations
- English nouns
- English countable nouns
- English given names
- English male given names
- English male given names from Mandarin
- English female given names
- English female given names from Mandarin
- English unisex given names
- English unisex given names from Mandarin
- English terms borrowed from Yami
- English terms derived from Yami
- English terms derived from Proto-Philippine
- English terms derived from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian
- English terms derived from Proto-Austronesian
- English 2-syllable words
- English terms borrowed from Georgian
- English terms derived from Georgian
- English terms with historical senses
- en:Georgia