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Thao

/θaʊ/

Thao noun: a member of an aboriginal people of central Taiwan.

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.

Forms of Thao

pluralThao
plural uncommonThaos
alternative formSao

Origin of Thao

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

Questions about Thao

What does Thao mean?
Thao means a member of an aboriginal people of central Taiwan.
What part of speech is Thao?
Thao can be a noun or a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Thao?
Thao is pronounced /θaʊ/.
What is the plural of Thao?
The plural of Thao is Thao.

Words near Thao in the dictionary

  1. Thanos-snaps
  2. Thanosesque
  3. thanQ
  4. Thans
  5. thanx
  6. Thao
  7. Thaoroijam
  8. Thapa
  9. Thapas
  10. thapsane
  11. thapsanes

Source and license

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