"tambu" meaning in All languages combined

See tambu on Wiktionary

Adjective [English]

Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} tambu (not comparable)
  1. Alternative form of taboo (“culturally forbidden”) Tags: alt-of, alternative, not-comparable Alternative form of: taboo (extra: culturally forbidden)
    Sense id: en-tambu-en-adj-Txuv~zda

Noun [English]

Forms: tambus [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} tambu (plural tambus)
  1. Alternative form of taboo (“cultural prohibition”) Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: taboo (extra: cultural prohibition)
    Sense id: en-tambu-en-noun-FsZmJp4G Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Tok Pisin entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 40 60 Disambiguation of Tok Pisin entries with incorrect language header: 9 62 10 1 12 7

Adjective [Tok Pisin]

Etymology: From Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *tambu (compare taboo). In some Papuan cultures, speaking the names of in-laws is forbidden. Etymology templates: {{der|tpi|pqe-pro|*tambu}} Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *tambu, {{m|en|taboo}} taboo Head templates: {{head|tpi|adjective}} tambu
  1. forbidden, not allowed
    Sense id: en-tambu-tpi-adj-1Et7yus6
  2. holy
    Sense id: en-tambu-tpi-adj-FVHR6wIK
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: tambuim

Noun [Tok Pisin]

Etymology: From Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *tambu (compare taboo). In some Papuan cultures, speaking the names of in-laws is forbidden. Etymology templates: {{der|tpi|pqe-pro|*tambu}} Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *tambu, {{m|en|taboo}} taboo Head templates: {{head|tpi|noun}} tambu
  1. taboo Categories (topical): Religion
    Sense id: en-tambu-tpi-noun-62h~v3wY Disambiguation of Religion: 0 0 100 0
  2. in-law Categories (topical): Family members
    Sense id: en-tambu-tpi-noun-sesjhSU~ Disambiguation of Family members: 4 0 5 91

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for tambu meaning in All languages combined (3.3kB)

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