tambu
English
Adjective
tambu (not comparable)
- Alternative form of taboo (“culturally forbidden”)
Noun
tambu (plural tambus)
- Alternative form of taboo (“cultural prohibition”)
Anagrams
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Etymology
From Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *tambu (compare taboo). In some Papuan cultures, speaking the names of in-laws is forbidden.
Adjective
tambu
Derived terms
Noun
tambu