Toa vs. Tao

Toanoun

A small painted artifact made by the Diyari people of Australia, believed to have been used as place markers or signposts.

Toanoun

(New Zealand) A brave warrior.

Toanoun

A Polynesian tree of the genus Casuarina, or its wood.

Taoproper noun

: the way of nature, or way to live one's life.

Taonoun

(by extension) The art or skill of doing something in harmony with the essential nature of the thing.

Taonoun

: various administrative divisions of imperial and early Republican China.

Taonoun

an adherent of any branch of Taoism

Taonoun

the ultimate principle of the universe

Tao

Tao or Dao (Chinese) is a Chinese word signifying the , , , or sometimes more loosely , or . In the context of East Asian philosophy and East Asian religions, Tao is the natural order of the universe whose character one's human intuition must discern in order to realize the potential for individual wisdom.