tabu

== English == === Noun === tabu (plural tabus) Alternative spelling of taboo. ==== Derived terms ==== tabu search === Verb === tabu (third-person singular simple present tabus, present participle tabuing, simple past and past participle tabued) Alternative spelling of taboo. === Anagrams === buat, Ṭūbā, Taub, buta, abut, tuba, Tuba, batu, Batu == Afar == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈtabu/ [ˈtʌbʊ] Hyphenation: ta‧bu === Noun === tábu m transition ==== References ==== Mohamed Hassan Kamil (2015), L’afar: description grammaticale d’une langue couchitique (Djibouti, Erythrée et Ethiopie)‎[1], Paris: Université Sorbonne Paris Cité (doctoral thesis), page 57 == Comanche == === Noun === tabu rabbit == Czech == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [ˈtabu] === Noun === tabu n (indeclinable) taboo ==== Related terms ==== === Adjective === tabu (indeclinable) taboo === Further reading === “tabu”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957 “tabu”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989 “tabu”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech), 2008–2026 == Danish == === Etymology === Borrowed from English taboo, Tongan tapu. === Noun === tabu n (singular definite tabuet, plural indefinite tabuer) taboo ==== Declension ==== === References === “tabu” in Den Danske Ordbog == Estonian == === Etymology === From English taboo, from Tongan tapu (“prohibited”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈtɑb̥u/, [ˈtɑb̥u] Rhymes: -ɑbu Hyphenation: ta‧bu === Noun === tabu (genitive tabu, partitive tabu) taboo ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Compounds ==== === References === tabu in Sõnaveeb (Eesti Keele Instituut) “tabu”, in [EKSS] Eesti keele seletav sõnaraamat [Descriptive Dictionary of the Estonian Language] (in Estonian) (online version), Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus (Estonian Language Foundation), 2009 “tabu”, in [VSL] Võõrsõnade leksikon [Lexicon of Foreign Words] (in Estonian) (online version, not updated), Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus (Estonian Language Foundation), 2012 == Fijian == === Etymology === From Proto-Central-Pacific *tabu, from Proto-Oceanic *tabu, from Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *tambu, from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *tambu. Cognate with Māori tapu, Hawaiian kapu. === Adjective === tabu forbidden == Finnish == === Etymology === From English taboo, from Tongan tapu. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈtɑbu/, [ˈt̪ɑ̝bu] Rhymes: -ɑbu Syllabification(key): ta‧bu Hyphenation(key): ta‧bu === Noun === tabu taboo ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== === Further reading === “tabu”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎[2] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 3 July 2023 == German == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /taˈbuː/ Rhymes: -uː === Adjective === tabu (indeclinable, predicative only) taboo ==== Usage notes ==== The adjective is not used attributively (for which tabuisiert or compounds with Tabu are used). ==== Related terms ==== Tabu tabuisieren === Further reading === “tabu” in Duden online “tabu” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache == Hungarian == === Etymology === From English taboo. Ultimately from Tongan tapu. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [ˈtɒbu] Hyphenation: ta‧bu === Noun === tabu taboo ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== === References === === Further reading === tabu in Géza Bárczi, László Országh, et al., editors, A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára [The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language] (ÉrtSz.), Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962. Fifth ed., 1992: →ISBN. == Indonesian == === Etymology === From English taboo, from Tongan tapu (“prohibited, sacred”), from Proto-Polynesian *tapu, from Proto-Oceanic *tabu, from Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *tambu. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈtabu/ Hyphenation: ta‧bu === Noun === tabu (plural tabu-tabu) taboo ==== Derived terms ==== === Further reading === “tabu”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016 == Lithuanian == === Etymology === From English taboo, from Tongan tapu. === Noun === tabù m taboo ==== Declension ==== Indeclinable. == Norwegian Bokmål == === Etymology === From English taboo, from Tongan tapu. === Noun === tabu n (definite singular tabuet, indefinite plural tabu, definite plural tabua or tabuene) taboo === References === “tabu” in The Bokmål Dictionary. == Norwegian Nynorsk == === Etymology === From English taboo, from Tongan tapu. === Noun === tabu n (definite singular tabuet, indefinite plural tabu, definite plural tabua) taboo === References === “tabu” in The Nynorsk Dictionary. == Polish == === Etymology === Borrowed from English taboo, from Tongan tapu (“prohibited”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈta.bu/ Rhymes: -abu Syllabification: ta‧bu === Noun === tabu n (indeclinable) taboo === Further reading === tabu in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN tabu in Polish dictionaries at PWN == Portuguese == === Etymology === From English taboo, from Tongan tapu (“prohibited, sacred”), from Proto-Polynesian *tapu, from Proto-Oceanic *tabu, from Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *tambu. === Pronunciation === Rhymes: -u Hyphenation: ta‧bu === Noun === tabu m (plural tabus) taboo (cultural inhibition or ban) quebrar um tabu ― to break a taboo === Adjective === tabu (invariable) taboo (culturally forbidden from use, approach or mention) === Further reading === “tabu”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026 “tabu”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026 == Romanian == === Etymology === Borrowed from French tabou. === Noun === tabu n (plural tabuuri) taboo ==== Declension ==== == Serbo-Croatian == === Etymology === Borrowed from English taboo. === Noun === tȃbu or tabȗ m inan (Cyrillic spelling та̑бу or табу̑, genitive singular tȃbua) (anthropology or figurative) taboo === Adjective === tȃbu (Cyrillic spelling та̑бу, indeclinable) (ironic) taboo tȃbu téma ― taboo subject == Slovak == === Etymology === Ultimately from Proto-Polynesian *tapu. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈtabu/ === Noun === tabu n taboo ==== Related terms ==== tabuový tabuizovať === References === “tabu”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2003–2026 == Swahili == === Noun === tabu class IX (plural tabu class X) alternative form of taabu (“hardship, distress, misery, difficulty”) == Swedish == === Etymology === Ultimately from Tongan tapu. === Noun === tabu n taboo ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== === Adjective === tabu (not comparable) taboo ==== Usage notes ==== As adjective only used predicatively. ==== Synonyms ==== tabubelagd === References === “tabu”, in Svenska Akademiens ordlista [Wordlist of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish) “tabu”, in Svensk ordbok [Dictionary of Swedish] (in Swedish) “tabu”, in Svenska Akademiens ordbok [Dictionary of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish) == Ternate == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [ˈta.bu] === Verb === tabu (Jawi تابو) (transitive) to shoot, fire tabu si uspera ― to fire the gun ==== Conjugation ==== === References === Frederik Sigismund Alexander de Clercq (1890), Bijdragen tot de kennis der Residentie Ternate, E.J. Brill Rika Hayami-Allen (2001), A descriptive study of the language of Ternate, the northern Moluccas, Indonesia, University of Pittsburgh == Turkish == === Etymology === Borrowed from French tabou. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /taˈbu/ Hyphenation: ta‧bu === Adjective === tabu taboo === Noun === tabu (definite accusative tabuyu, plural tabular) taboo ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== === Further reading === “tabu”, in Turkish dictionaries, Türk Dil Kurumu Ayverdi, İlhan (2010), “tabu”, in Misalli Büyük Türkçe Sözlük, a reviewed and expanded single-volume edition, Istanbul: Kubbealtı Neşriyatı* Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–), “tabu”, in Nişanyan Sözlük == Volapük == === Noun === tabu predicative singular of tab