tao

Tagalog

/ˈta.ʔo/, /ta.ˈʔo/

noun
Definitions
  • human, human being, person, man
  • one of the faces of a coin
  • husband
  • a person left alone in a place as a guard or caretaker

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *tau (person, human) inherited from Proto-Austronesian *Cau (human being, person).

Origin

Proto-Austronesian

*Cau

Gloss

human being, person

Concept
Semantic Field

Kinship

Ontological Category

Classifier

Kanji

人

Emoji
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