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Meaning 1
An Austronesian language spoken by the Thao people.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
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Standard Lemma guide
Thao
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Sound
Pronunciation
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/θaʊ/
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CMU ARPABET: DH AW1 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
noun
Meaning 2
A member of an aboriginal people of central Taiwan.
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Meaning relationships
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History
Etymology
From Thao Thau, an autonym based on thau (“person”), itself from Proto-Austronesian *Cau. Doublet of Tsou.
Across languages
Translations
2 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Chinese Mandarin: 邵語 /邵语 (Shàoyǔ) — the language
- Japanese: サオ語 — the language