tapu

See also: tapo, tāpu, täpu, and tap'u

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Māori tapu. Doublet of kapu.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtɑːpuː/
• Rhymes: -ɑːpu

Noun

tapu (countable and uncountable, plural tapus)

1. (New Zealand) Alternative form of taboo.
   • 2004, David Mitchell, Cloud Atlas, London: Sceptre (Hodder and Stoughton), →ISBN:

     Spies were sent to test the Moriori’s mettle by violating tapu & despoiling holy sites.

Verb

tapu (third-person singular simple present tapus, present participle tapuing, simple past and past participle tapued)

1. (New Zealand) Alternative form of taboo.
   • 1859, Arthur Saunders Thomson, The Story of New Zealand: Past and Present, page 105:

     Tapuing seeds and fields are types of the English laws for protecting out-door property; women tapued to men is matrimony; tapuing sick persons is analogous to the quarantine orders against lepers, the plague and the yellow fever.

Antonyms

• noa

Anagrams

• APTU, Tupa, UATP, patu, puta

Kaurna

Noun

tapu

1. the common Australian fly (musca vetustissima)
2. one of two men at either side of the line at the beginning of the Kaurna circumcision ceremony

Latvian

Noun

tapu f

1. inflection of tapa:
   1. accusative/instrumental singular
   2. genitive plural

Verb

tapu

1. first-person singular past indicative of tapt

Makasar

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtapu/, [ˈt̪ʰa.pʰu]
• Hyphenation: ta‧pu

Noun

tapu (Lontara spelling ᨈᨄᨘ or 𑻦𑻣𑻴, definite tapua)

1. rice dust; rice grit; broken rice bits

Derived terms

compounds

• tapu anriʼbaʼ

Further reading

• Cense, A. A. (1979), Makassaars-Nederlands woordenboek [Makasar-Dutch dictionary], 's-Gravenhage: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN

Malecite-Passamaquoddy

Malecite-Passamaquoddy numbers ^(edit)

	20
[a], [b] ←  1	2	3  → [a], [b]
Cardinal: nis, tapu     Ordinal: nisewey     Adverbial: nisokehs     Adnominal: nisuwok, nisonul

Etymology

From Proto-Algonquian *ta·paw-.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈta.pu/, [ˈda˧˦.bu]

Numeral

tapu

1. (in counting) synonym of nis (“two”)

References

• Passamaquoddy-Maliseet language portal
• LeSourd, Philip S. (1993), Accent and Syllable Structure in Passamaquoddy, New York: Garland Publishing

Māori

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtapu/ [ˈtɐpʉ]

Etymology 1

From Proto-Polynesian *tapu, from Proto-Oceanic *tabu, from Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *tambu. Cognate with Hawaiian kapu.

Adjective

tapu

1. holy, sacred, consecrated
2. restricted, prohibited, forbidden

Noun

tapu

1. taboo, restriction (as a spiritual or supernatural condition)

   Synonym: ārai

   Antonym: noa

Descendants

• → English: tapu

Etymology 2

Compare also with Rarotongan tapu “mole, birthmark” (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Noun

tapu (usually reduplicated as taputapu)

1. mark or indentation left on a surface

Derived terms

• taputapu
• tapuwae

Further reading

• John C. Moorfield (2011), “tapu”, in Te Aka: Māori–English, English–Māori Dictionary and Index, 3rd edition, Longman/Pearson Education New Zealand, →ISBN

Quechua

Noun

tapu

1. question

Declension

Declension of tapu

	singular	plural
nominative	tapu	tapukuna
accusative	taputa	tapukunata
dative	tapuman	tapukunaman
genitive	tapup	tapukunap
locative	tapupi	tapukunapi
terminative	tapukama	tapukunakama
ablative	tapumanta	tapukunamanta
instrumental	tapuwan	tapukunawan
comitative	tapuntin	tapukunantin
abessive	tapunnaq	tapukunannaq
comparative	tapuhina	tapukunahina
causative	tapurayku	tapukunarayku
benefactive	tapupaq	tapukunapaq
associative	tapupura	tapukunapura
distributive	tapunka	tapukunanka
exclusive	tapulla	tapukunalla

Possessive forms of tapu

ñuqap - first-person singular ñuqap (my) singular plural nominative tapuy tapuykuna accusative tapuyta tapuykunata dative tapuyman tapuykunaman genitive tapuypa tapuykunap locative tapuypi tapuykunapi terminative tapuykama tapuykunakama ablative tapuymanta tapuykunamanta instrumental tapuywan tapuykunawan comitative tapuynintin tapuykunantin abessive tapuyninnaq tapuykunannaq comparative tapuyhina tapuykunahina causative tapuyrayku tapuykunarayku benefactive tapuypaq tapuykunapaq associative tapuypura tapuykunapura distributive tapuyninka tapuykunanka exclusive tapuylla tapuykunalla qampa - second-person singular qampa (your) singular plural nominative tapuyki tapuykikuna accusative tapuykita tapuykikunata dative tapuykiman tapuykikunaman genitive tapuykipa tapuykikunap locative tapuykipi tapuykikunapi terminative tapuykikama tapuykikunakama ablative tapuykimanta tapuykikunamanta instrumental tapuykiwan tapuykikunawan comitative tapuykintin tapuykikunantin abessive tapuykinnaq tapuykikunannaq comparative tapuykihina tapuykikunahina causative tapuykirayku tapuykikunarayku benefactive tapuykipaq tapuykikunapaq associative tapuykipura tapuykikunapura distributive tapuykinka tapuykikunanka exclusive tapuykilla tapuykikunalla paypa - third-person singular paypa (his/her/its) singular plural nominative tapun tapunkuna accusative tapunta tapunkunata dative tapunman tapunkunaman genitive tapunpa tapunkunap locative tapunpi tapunkunapi terminative tapunkama tapunkunakama ablative tapunmanta tapunkunamanta instrumental tapunwan tapunkunawan comitative tapunintin tapunkunantin abessive tapunninnaq tapunkunannaq comparative tapunhina tapunkunahina causative tapunrayku tapunkunarayku benefactive tapunpaq tapunkunapaq associative tapunpura tapunkunapura distributive tapuninka tapunkunanka exclusive tapunlla tapunkunalla ñuqanchikpa - first-person inclusive plural ñuqanchikpa (our(incl)) singular plural nominative tapunchik tapunchikkuna accusative tapunchikta tapunchikkunata dative tapunchikman tapunchikkunaman genitive tapunchikpa tapunchikkunap locative tapunchikpi tapunchikkunapi terminative tapunchikkama tapunchikkunakama ablative tapunchikmanta tapunchikkunamanta instrumental tapunchikwan tapunchikkunawan comitative tapunchiknintin tapunchikkunantin abessive tapunchikninnaq tapunchikkunannaq comparative tapunchikhina tapunchikkunahina causative tapunchikrayku tapunchikkunarayku benefactive tapunchikpaq tapunchikkunapaq associative tapunchikpura tapunchikkunapura distributive tapunchikninka tapunchikkunanka exclusive tapunchiklla tapunchikkunalla ñuqaykup - first-person exclusive plural ñuqaykup (our(excl)) singular plural nominative tapuyku tapuykukuna accusative tapuykuta tapuykukunata dative tapuykuman tapuykukunaman genitive tapuykupa tapuykukunap locative tapuykupi tapuykukunapi terminative tapuykukama tapuykukunakama ablative tapuykumanta tapuykukunamanta instrumental tapuykuwan tapuykukunawan comitative tapuykuntin tapuykukunantin abessive tapuykunnaq tapuykukunannaq comparative tapuykuhina tapuykukunahina causative tapuykurayku tapuykukunarayku benefactive tapuykupaq tapuykukunapaq associative tapuykupura tapuykukunapura distributive tapuykunka tapuykukunanka exclusive tapuykulla tapuykukunalla qamkunap - second-person plural qamkunap (your(pl)) singular plural nominative tapuykichik tapuykichikkuna accusative tapuykichikta tapuykichikkunata dative tapuykichikman tapuykichikkunaman genitive tapuykichikpa tapuykichikkunap locative tapuykichikpi tapuykichikkunapi terminative tapuykichikkama tapuykichikkunakama ablative tapuykichikmanta tapuykichikkunamanta instrumental tapuykichikwan tapuykichikkunawan comitative tapuykichiknintin tapuykichikkunantin abessive tapuykichikninnaq tapuykichikkunannaq comparative tapuykichikhina tapuykichikkunahina causative tapuykichikrayku tapuykichikkunarayku benefactive tapuykichikpaq tapuykichikkunapaq associative tapuykichikpura tapuykichikkunapura distributive tapuykichikninka tapuykichikkunanka exclusive tapuykichiklla tapuykichikkunalla paykunap - third-person plural paykunap (their) singular plural nominative tapunku tapunkukuna accusative tapunkuta tapunkukunata dative tapunkuman tapunkukunaman genitive tapunkupa tapunkukunap locative tapunkupi tapunkukunapi terminative tapunkukama tapunkukunakama ablative tapunkumanta tapunkukunamanta instrumental tapunkuwan tapunkukunawan comitative tapunkuntin tapunkukunantin abessive tapunkunnaq tapunkukunannaq comparative tapunkuhina tapunkukunahina causative tapunkurayku tapunkukunarayku benefactive tapunkupaq tapunkukunapaq associative tapunkupura tapunkukunapura distributive tapunkunka tapunkukunanka exclusive tapunkulla tapunkukunalla

Rapa Nui

Etymology

From Proto-Polynesian *tapu.

Adjective

tapu

1. sacred, taboo

Samoan

Etymology

From Proto-Polynesian *tapu.

Noun

tapu

1. taboo

Adjective

tapu

1. taboo

References

• Milner, G.B. (1993), Samoan Dictionary, Auckland: Polynesian Press, →ISBN, page 243

Sranan Tongo

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈta.pu/

Etymology 1

From English top.

Preposition

tapu

1. on, on top of

Etymology 2

From English stop.

Verb

tapu

1. to stop

Tahitian

FWOTD – 8 November 2018

Etymology

From Proto-Polynesian *tapu.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈta.pu/

Noun

tapu

1. taboo
2. oath, pledge

Adjective

tapu

1. sacred, taboo, forbidden

References

• Lemaître, Yves (1995), Lexique du tahitien contemporain [Current Tahitian lexicon]‎^[3] (in French), Paris: Éditions de l'Orstom, →ISBN
• “tapu” in Dictionnaire en ligne Tahitien/Français (Online Tahitian–French Dictionary), by the Tahitian Academy.

Ternate

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈta.pu/

Noun

tapu

1. an anchor

References

• Rika Hayami-Allen (2001), A descriptive study of the language of Ternate, the northern Moluccas, Indonesia, University of Pittsburgh

Tokelauan

Etymology

From Proto-Polynesian *tapu. Cognates include Hawaiian kapu and Samoan tapu.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈta.pu]
• Hyphenation: ta‧pu

Verb

tapu

1. (stative) to be forbidden, taboo

Derived terms

• Agāga Tapu

References

• R. Simona, editor (1986), Tokelau Dictionary‎^[4], Auckland: Office of Tokelau Affairs, page 373

Tongan

Etymology

From Proto-Polynesian *tapu, from Proto-Oceanic *tabu, from Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *tambu. Cognates include Samoan tapu and Māori tapu.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈta.pu]
• Hyphenation: ta‧pu

Verb

tapu

1. (stative) to be forbidden, prohibited, unlawful
2. (stative) to be sacred, holy

Noun

tapu

1. prohibition
2. sacredness, holiness

Descendants

• → English: taboo (whence in many languages)

References

• Churchward, C. Maxwell (1959), “tapu”, in Tongan dictionary: Tongan-English and English-Tongan, London, England: Oxford University Press, →OCLC, page 457

Turkish

Etymology

From Ottoman Turkish طاپو (tapu, “service; demesne allocated in return for service”), from Old Anatolian Turkish طاپو (tapu); equivalent to tap- (“to serve”) +‎ -u (deverbal nominal suffix). Cognate with Old Turkic [script needed] (tapuġ, “service, servitude”).

Noun

tapu (definite accusative tapuyu, plural tapular)

1. deed (document)
2. deed office, for example the registrar of landownership

Declension

Declension of tapu

	singular	plural
nominative	tapu	tapular
definite accusative	tapuyu	tapuları
dative	tapuya	tapulara
locative	tapuda	tapularda
ablative	tapudan	tapulardan
genitive	tapunun	tapuların

Related terms

• tapmak

Further reading

• “tapu”, in Turkish dictionaries, Türk Dil Kurumu

References

• Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–), “tapu”, in Nişanyan Sözlük

West Makian

Etymology

From Ternate tapu (“anchor”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈt̪a.pu/

Noun

tapu

1. an anchor

References

• Clemens Voorhoeve (1982), The Makian languages and their neighbours‎^[5], Pacific linguistics