"tambu" meaning in Tok Pisin

See tambu in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

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 Head templates: {{head|tpi|adjective}} tambu
  1. forbidden, not allowed
    Sense id: en-tambu-tpi-adj-1Et7yus6 Categories (other): Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Tok Pisin entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 33 35 12 0 15 5 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 34 35 12 0 15 5 Disambiguation of Tok Pisin entries with incorrect language header: 27 28 19 0 24 2
  2. holy
    Sense id: en-tambu-tpi-adj-FVHR6wIK
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: tambuim

Noun

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 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 Categories (other): Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Tok Pisin entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 33 35 12 0 15 5 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 34 35 12 0 15 5 Disambiguation of Tok Pisin entries with incorrect language header: 27 28 19 0 24 2
  2. in-law Categories (topical): Family members
    Sense id: en-tambu-tpi-noun-sesjhSU~ Disambiguation of Family members: 21 0 27 52
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    }
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      },
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      "name": "der"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *tambu (compare taboo). In some Papuan cultures, speaking the names of in-laws is forbidden.",
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      },
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  "lang_code": "tpi",
  "pos": "adj",
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        },
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        },
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        ],
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        ]
      ]
    }
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}

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      ],
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          "forbidden",
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        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
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    "Tok Pisin lemmas",
    "Tok Pisin nouns",
    "Tok Pisin terms derived from Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian",
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