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Tao en · NOUN · etymology 1

Pronunciation

  • /taʊ/
  • /daʊ/
  • dou

Etymology

From the Wade–Giles romanization of Mandarin 道 (Dào, literally “The Way”): Tao⁴.

Meanings

  1. (alt-of, alternative, countable, uncountable) Alternative form of tao (“art or skill in harmony with essential nature”).
    alt of tao

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
tao also, alternative, from Wade–Giles lexicographic
Taos Number=Plur lexicographic
Dao Hanyu-Pinyin, alternative lexicographic
dao Hanyu-Pinyin, alternative lexicographic
Source: en.wiktionary, “Tao” (noun), dump 20260902, contributors via the page history. Text licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

Tao en · PROPN · etymology 1

Pronunciation

  • /taʊ/
  • /daʊ/
  • dou

Etymology

From the Wade–Giles romanization of Mandarin 道 (Dào, literally “The Way”): Tao⁴.

Meanings

  1. (Chinese) In Taoism, The Way, specifically the transcendental basis of nature and, and/or the ideal way to live one's life.
    • 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. 2013, Al Gore, The Future: Six Drivers of Global Change, New York: Random House, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, page xx:

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
tao also, alternative, from Wade–Giles lexicographic
dao Hanyu-Pinyin, alternative lexicographic
Dao Hanyu-Pinyin, alternative lexicographic

Deriveds

Taoist

Translations (12)

chr ᏔᎣ (Chinese philosophical term) · ru да́о (Chinese philosophical term) · mr टाओ (Chinese philosophical term) · pl dao (Chinese philosophical term) · bg да́о (Chinese philosophical term) · mr टाउ (Chinese philosophical term) · vi đạo (Chinese philosophical term) · fi tao (Chinese philosophical term) · yue(Chinese philosophical term) · cmn(Chinese philosophical term) · ko(Chinese philosophical term) · pl tao (Chinese philosophical term)

Source: en.wiktionary, “Tao” (name), dump 20260902, contributors via the page history. Text licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

Tao en · PROPN · etymology 2

Meanings

  1. A unisex given name from Mandarin.
Source: en.wiktionary, “Tao” (name), dump 20260902, contributors via the page history. Text licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

Tao en · PROPN · etymology 3

Etymology

Borrowed from Mandarin 陶 (Táo).

Meanings

  1. A surname from Mandarin.
    • When mathematicians face a question they cannot answer, they sometimes devise a less stringent question, in the hope that solving it will provide insights. This is the path that Tao took in 2004, in collaboration with Ben Green of Oxford. 2015 July 24, Gareth Cook, “The Singular Mind of Terry Tao”, in The New York Times Magazine, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 18 Mar 2020:

Relateds

Green-Tao theorem

Source: en.wiktionary, “Tao” (name), dump 20260902, contributors via the page history. Text licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

Tao en · PROPN · etymology 4

Pronunciation

  • /ˈta.ʊ/

Etymology

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.

Meanings

  1. an Austronesian ethnic group native to Orchid Island (Lanyu) of Lanyu, Taitung County, Taiwan

Synonyms

Yami

Source: en.wiktionary, “Tao” (name), dump 20260902, contributors via the page history. Text licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

Tao en · PROPN · etymology 5

Pronunciation

  • /taʊ/

Etymology

Borrowed from Georgian ტაო (ṭao).

Meanings

  1. (historical) a historical region of Georgia (country)

Relateds

Tao-Klarjeti · Klarjeti