tapu
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English [edit]
Pronunciation [edit]
- IPA: /ˈtɑːpuː/
Noun [edit]
tapu (plural tapus)
- Alternative form of taboo.
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- 2004: Spies were sent to test the Moriori’s mettle by violating tapu & despoiling holy sites. — David Mitchell, Cloud Atlas
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Anagrams [edit]
Maori [edit]
Etymology [edit]
From Proto-Polynesian *tapu
Adjective [edit]
tapu
Noun [edit]
tapu
Synonyms [edit]
Quechua [edit]
Noun [edit]
tapu
Rapa Nui [edit]
Etymology [edit]
From Proto-Polynesian *tapu
Adjective [edit]
tapu
Samoan [edit]
Etymology [edit]
From Proto-Polynesian *tapu
Noun [edit]
tapu
Adjective [edit]
tapu
Tahitian [edit]
Etymology [edit]
From Proto-Polynesian *tapu
Noun [edit]
tapu
Adjective [edit]
tapu
References [edit]
- Yves Lemaître, Lexique du tahitien contemporain (Current Tahitian lexicon), 1995.
- “tapu” in Dictionnaire en ligne Tahitien/Français (Online Tahitian–French Dictionary), by the Tahitian Academy.
Categories:
- English nouns
- English alternative forms
- Maori terms derived from Proto-Polynesian
- Maori adjectives
- Maori nouns
- Quechua nouns
- Rapa Nui terms derived from Proto-Polynesian
- Rapa Nui adjectives
- Samoan terms derived from Proto-Polynesian
- Samoan nouns
- Samoan adjectives
- Tahitian terms derived from Proto-Polynesian
- Tahitian nouns
- Tahitian adjectives
