tao
Bingham
táo
adv. perhaps.
táo
vi. to overflow.
táo
n. a saw (ENG).
Sabatier
tao
adv. perhaps, in case, <maybe>.
ex.
- tao iai ke tao akea: perhaps there are some or perhaps there are none.
- ngkana tao I...: if by chance I...
- tao eng, tao tiaki: perhaps yes, perhaps no.
tao1
n. a saw (ENG).
tao2
a. tatao, taotao, tao-nako: overflowing, pouring out, too full, too much, superabundant.
vc. kataoa, kataonakoa: to make or let overflow, to pour out, to fill too full, to put in excess, to let go to waste, to deduct, to take off.
note. see compound words.