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tantra
English
Etymology
From Sanskrit ?????? (tantra), from Proto-Indo-European *ten-tlo-/*tn?-tlo-, from *ten-.
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: tan?tra
Noun
tantra (plural tantras)
- A Hindu or Buddhist religious or esoteric text.
Derived terms
Translations
Anagrams
- Rattan, Tartan, Tatran, rattan, tartan
Dutch
Etymology
Ultimately from Sanskrit ?????? (tantra). This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?t?n.tra?/
- Hyphenation: tan?tra
- Rhymes: -?ntra?
Noun
tantra m (plural tantra's)
- (Buddhism, Hinduism, countable) tantra (esoterical text)
- (Buddhism, Hinduism, uncountable, chiefly in non-specialist usage) tantrism
- Synonym: tantrisme
Derived terms
- tantrika
- tantrisch
- tantrisme
Italian
Etymology
From Sanskrit ?????? (tantra), from Proto-Indo-European *ten-tlo-/*tn?-tlo-, from the root *ten-.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?tan.tra/
- Hyphenation: tàn?tra
Noun
tantra m (invariable)
- tantra
Derived terms
- tantrico
- tantrismo
Polish
Etymology
From Sanskrit ?????? (tantra), from Proto-Indo-Aryan *tántram, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *tántram, from Proto-Indo-European *téntlom, from *ten- (“to stretch, extend”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?tan.tra/
Noun
tantra f
- (Hinduism, Buddhism) tantra (Hindu or Buddhist religious text)
Declension
Derived terms
- (adjective) tantryczny
Related terms
- (noun) tantryzm
Further reading
- tantra in Wielki s?ownik j?zyka polskiego, Instytut J?zyka Polskiego PAN
- tantra in Polish dictionaries at PWN
Serbo-Croatian
Noun
tantra f (Cyrillic spelling ??????)
- tantra
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tao
English
Alternative forms
- dao
Etymology
From the Wade-Giles romanization of Chinese ? (Dào, literally “the Way”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /da?/, /ta?/
- Rhymes: -a?
Proper noun
tao
- (Chinese philosophy) Alternative letter-case form of Tao: the way of nature, or way to live one's life.
Noun
tao (usually uncountable, plural taos)
- (by extension) The art or skill of doing something in harmony with the essential nature of the thing.
- Synonym: zen
- the tao of archery
- (historical, obsolete) Synonym of circuit: various administrative divisions of imperial and early Republican China.
See also
- ananke
Anagrams
- AOT, ATO, OTA, Ota, To'a, oat, toa
Bikol Central
Verb
taó
- to give
Butuanon
Noun
tao
- person; human
Finnish
Etymology 1
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?t?o?/, [?t??o?(?)]
- Rhymes: -?o
- Syllabification: ta?o
Verb
tao
- inflection of takoa:
- indicative present connegative
- second-person singular imperative present/present connegative
Etymology 2
From Chinese ? (dào).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?t?o/, [?t??o?]
- Rhymes: -?o
- Syllabification: ta?o
Noun
tao
- tao
Declension
Anagrams
- oat, ota
French
Noun
tao m (plural taos)
- (philosophy) Tao
Hungarian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [?t?o?]
- Hyphenation: tao
- Rhymes: -o?
Etymology 1
Borrowed from Mandarin ? (dào, “way, path”).
Noun
tao
- tao
Declension
Derived terms
- taoista
- taoizmus
Etymology 2
Abbreviation from the name of the act on társasági adó és osztalékadó (“corporate tax and dividend tax”).
Noun
tao
- Acronym of társasági adó és osztalékadó.
Declension
Derived terms
- taózás
- taózik
References
Ilocano
Noun
tao
- person
- human
Italian
Alternative forms
- dao
Etymology
From the Wade-Giles romanization of Chinese ? (Dào, literally “the Way”) or (dào, "circuit")
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?ta.o/
- Rhymes: -ao
- Hyphenation: tà?o
Noun
tao m (invariable)
- (philosophy) Tao
Derived terms
- taoismo
- taoista
Japanese
Romanization
tao
- R?maji transcription of ??
Malagasy
Etymology
From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ta?uq. Compare Indonesian taruh.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [to]
Noun
tao
- act, action
- preparation
Verb
tao
- to do
- to prepare, arm, take precautions
Related terms
Mandarin
Romanization
tao
- Nonstandard spelling of t?o.
- Nonstandard spelling of táo.
- Nonstandard spelling of t?o.
- 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
- spear
Samoan
Noun
tao
- spear
Swahili
Pronunciation
Noun
tao (ma class, plural matao)
- arch
Tagalog
Alternative forms
- tauo, tau (obsolete)
- tawo (obsolete)
Etymology
From Tagalog tawo, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *tau, from Proto-Austronesian *Cau. Cognate with Thao caw, Ilocano tao, Cebuano tawo, and Motu tau.
Pronunciation 1
- IPA(key): /?ta.?o/
- Hyphenation: ta?o
Noun
tao
- human, human being, person, man
- one of the faces of a coin
- Synonym: tihaya
- husband
- a person left alone in a place as a guard or caretaker
- Synonyms: bantay, tanod
Related terms
Derived terms
Pronunciation 2
- IPA(key): /ta.??o/
Adjective
taó
- (archaic) mortal
Vietnamese
Alternative forms
- (North Central Vietnam) tau
Etymology
From Proto-Vietic *so? (“I; me”).
Pronunciation
- (Hà N?i) IPA(key): [ta?w??]
- (Hu?) IPA(key): [ta?w??]
- (H? Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [ta?w??]
Pronoun
tao • (?, ?, ????)
- (impolite, familiar, disrepectful or hostile) I/me
- Antonyms: mày, mi
Yami
Noun
tao
- person; human
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