English Explanatory Dictionary

Thao

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A member of an aboriginal people of central Taiwan.
name
  1. An Austronesian language spoken by the Thao people.

Pronunciation

/θaʊ/

Word forms

Thao Thaos Sao

Etymology

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

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