tapu

See also: tapo, tāpu, täpu, and tap'u

English

Etymology

Borrowed from MāoriCategory:English terms borrowed from Māori#TAPUCategory:English terms derived from Māori#TAPU tapu. Doublet of kapu.

Pronunciation

Noun

tapu (countable and uncountable, plural tapus)Category:English lemmas#TAPUCategory:English nouns#TAPUCategory:English uncountable nouns#TAPUCategory:English countable nouns#TAPUCategory:English countable nouns#TAPUCategory:English entries with incorrect language header#TAPUCategory:Pages with entries#TAPUCategory:Pages with 14 entries#TAPU

  1. (New ZealandCategory:New Zealand English#TAPU) Alternative form of taboo.

Verb

tapu (third-person singular simple present tapus, present participle tapuing, simple past and past participle tapued)Category:English lemmas#TAPUCategory:English verbs#TAPUCategory:English entries with incorrect language header#TAPUCategory:Pages with entries#TAPUCategory:Pages with 14 entries#TAPU

  1. (New ZealandCategory:New Zealand English#TAPU) Alternative form of taboo.

Antonyms

Anagrams

Category:en:New Zealand#TAPUCategory:en:Religion#TAPU

Kaurna

Noun

tapuCategory:Kaurna lemmas#TAPUCategory:Kaurna nouns#TAPUCategory:Kaurna entries with incorrect language header#TAPUCategory:Pages with entries#TAPUCategory:Pages with 14 entries#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
Category:zku:Insects#TAPU

Latvian

Noun

tapu fCategory:Latvian non-lemma forms#TAPUCategory:Latvian noun forms#TAPUCategory:Latvian entries with incorrect language header#TAPUCategory:Pages with entries#TAPUCategory:Pages with 14 entries#TAPU

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

Verb

tapuCategory:Latvian non-lemma forms#TAPUCategory:Latvian verb forms#TAPUCategory:Latvian entries with incorrect language header#TAPUCategory:Pages with entries#TAPUCategory:Pages with 14 entries#TAPU

  1. first-person singular past indicative of tapt

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-AlgonquianCategory:Malecite-Passamaquoddy terms inherited from Proto-Algonquian#TAPUCategory:Malecite-Passamaquoddy terms derived from Proto-Algonquian#TAPU *ta·paw-.

Pronunciation

Numeral

tapuCategory:Malecite-Passamaquoddy lemmas#TAPUCategory:Malecite-Passamaquoddy numerals#TAPUCategory:Malecite-Passamaquoddy entries with incorrect language header#TAPUCategory:Pages with entries#TAPUCategory:Pages with 14 entries#TAPU

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

References

Māori

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

From Proto-PolynesianCategory:Māori terms inherited from Proto-Polynesian#TAPUCategory:Māori terms derived from Proto-Polynesian#TAPU *tapu, from Proto-OceanicCategory:Māori terms inherited from Proto-Oceanic#TAPUCategory:Māori terms derived from Proto-Oceanic#TAPU *tabu, from Proto-Eastern Malayo-PolynesianCategory:Māori terms inherited from Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian#TAPUCategory:Māori terms derived from Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian#TAPU *tambu.[1] Cognate with Hawaiian kapu.

Adjective

tapuCategory:Māori lemmas#TAPUCategory:Māori adjectives#TAPUCategory:Māori entries with incorrect language header#TAPUCategory:Pages with entries#TAPUCategory:Pages with 14 entries#TAPU

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

Noun

tapuCategory:Māori lemmas#TAPUCategory:Māori nouns#TAPUCategory:Māori entries with incorrect language header#TAPUCategory:Pages with entries#TAPUCategory:Pages with 14 entries#TAPU

  1. taboo, restriction (as a spiritual or supernatural condition)
    Synonym: ārai
    Antonym: noa

Descendants

References

  1. ↑ Ross, Malcolm D.; Pawley, Andrew; Osmond, Meredith (2016), The lexicon of Proto-Oceanic, volume 6: Society, Canberra: Australian National University, pages 285-8

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.)Category:Requests for etymologies in Māori entries#TAPU

Noun

tapu (usually reduplicated as taputapu)Category:Māori lemmas#TAPUCategory:Māori nouns#TAPUCategory:Māori entries with incorrect language header#TAPUCategory:Pages with entries#TAPUCategory:Pages with 14 entries#TAPU

  1. mark or indentation left on a surface

Derived terms

Further reading

  • “tapu” in John C. Moorfield, Te Aka: Maori–English, English–Maori Dictionary and Index, 3rd edition, Longman/Pearson Education New Zealand, 2011, →ISBN.
Category:mi:Religion#TAPUCategory:mi:New Zealand#TAPU

Quechua

Noun

tapuCategory:Quechua lemmas#TAPUCategory:Quechua nouns#TAPUCategory:Quechua entries with incorrect language header#TAPUCategory:Pages with entries#TAPUCategory:Pages with 14 entries#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-PolynesianCategory:Rapa Nui terms inherited from Proto-Polynesian#TAPUCategory:Rapa Nui terms derived from Proto-Polynesian#TAPU *tapu.

Adjective

tapuCategory:Rapa Nui lemmas#TAPUCategory:Rapa Nui adjectives#TAPUCategory:Rapa Nui entries with incorrect language header#TAPUCategory:Pages with entries#TAPUCategory:Pages with 14 entries#TAPU

  1. sacred, taboo

Samoan

Etymology

From Proto-PolynesianCategory:Samoan terms inherited from Proto-Polynesian#TAPUCategory:Samoan terms derived from Proto-Polynesian#TAPU *tapu.

Noun

tapuCategory:Samoan lemmas#TAPUCategory:Samoan nouns#TAPUCategory:Samoan entries with incorrect language header#TAPUCategory:Pages with entries#TAPUCategory:Pages with 14 entries#TAPU

  1. taboo

Adjective

tapuCategory:Samoan lemmas#TAPUCategory:Samoan adjectives#TAPUCategory:Samoan entries with incorrect language header#TAPUCategory:Pages with entries#TAPUCategory:Pages with 14 entries#TAPU

  1. taboo

Sranan Tongo

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

From EnglishCategory:Sranan Tongo terms derived from English#TAPU top.

Preposition

tapuCategory:Sranan Tongo lemmas#TAPUCategory:Sranan Tongo prepositions#TAPUCategory:Sranan Tongo entries with incorrect language header#TAPUCategory:Pages with entries#TAPUCategory:Pages with 14 entries#TAPU

  1. on, on top of

Etymology 2

From EnglishCategory:Sranan Tongo terms derived from English#TAPU stop.

Verb

tapuCategory:Sranan Tongo lemmas#TAPUCategory:Sranan Tongo verbs#TAPUCategory:Sranan Tongo entries with incorrect language header#TAPUCategory:Pages with entries#TAPUCategory:Pages with 14 entries#TAPU

  1. to stop

Tahitian

Etymology

From Proto-PolynesianCategory:Tahitian terms inherited from Proto-Polynesian#TAPUCategory:Tahitian terms derived from Proto-Polynesian#TAPU *tapu.

Pronunciation

Noun

tapuCategory:Tahitian lemmas#TAPUCategory:Tahitian nouns#TAPUCategory:Tahitian entries with incorrect language header#TAPUCategory:Pages with entries#TAPUCategory:Pages with 14 entries#TAPU

  1. taboo
  2. oath, pledge

Adjective

tapuCategory:Tahitian lemmas#TAPUCategory:Tahitian adjectives#TAPUCategory:Tahitian entries with incorrect language header#TAPUCategory:Pages with entries#TAPUCategory:Pages with 14 entries#TAPU

  1. sacred, taboo, forbidden

References

  • Lemaître, Yves (1995), Lexique du tahitien contemporain [Current Tahitian lexicon]‎ (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

Noun

tapuCategory:Ternate lemmas#TAPUCategory:Ternate nouns#TAPUCategory:Ternate entries with incorrect language header#TAPUCategory:Pages with entries#TAPUCategory:Pages with 14 entries#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

Category:Tokelauan terms derived from Proto-Oceanic#TAPUCategory:Tokelauan terms inherited from Proto-Oceanic#TAPU

From Proto-PolynesianCategory:Tokelauan terms inherited from Proto-Polynesian#TAPUCategory:Tokelauan terms derived from Proto-Polynesian#TAPU *tapu. Cognates include Hawaiian kapu and Samoan tapu.

Pronunciation

Verb

tapuCategory:Tokelauan lemmas#TAPUCategory:Tokelauan verbs#TAPUCategory:Tokelauan entries with incorrect language header#TAPUCategory:Pages with entries#TAPUCategory:Pages with 14 entries#TAPU

  1. (stativeCategory:Tokelauan stative verbs#TAPU) to be forbidden, taboo

Derived terms

References

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

Turkish

Etymology

From Ottoman TurkishCategory:Turkish terms inherited from Ottoman Turkish#TAPUCategory:Turkish terms derived from Ottoman Turkish#TAPU طاپو (tapu, “service; demesne allocated in return for service”), from Old Anatolian TurkishCategory:Turkish terms inherited from Old Anatolian Turkish#TAPUCategory:Turkish terms derived from Old Anatolian Turkish#TAPU طاپو (tapu); equivalent to tap- (“to serve”) +‎ -u (deverbal nominal suffix)Category:Turkish terms suffixed with -i (deverbal nominal)#TAPU. Cognate with Old Turkic [script needed]Category:Requests for native script for Old Turkic terms#TAPU (tapuġ, “service, servitude”).

Noun

tapu (definite accusative tapuyu, plural tapular)Category:Turkish lemmas#TAPUCategory:Turkish nouns#TAPUCategory:Turkish entries with incorrect language header#TAPUCategory:Pages with entries#TAPUCategory:Pages with 14 entries#TAPU

  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

Further reading

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

References

West Makian

Etymology

From TernateCategory:West Makian terms derived from Ternate#TAPU tapu (“anchor”).

Pronunciation

Noun

tapuCategory:West Makian lemmas#TAPUCategory:West Makian nouns#TAPUCategory:West Makian entries with incorrect language header#TAPUCategory:Pages with entries#TAPUCategory:Pages with 14 entries#TAPU

  1. an anchor

References

  • Clemens Voorhoeve (1982), The Makian languages and their neighbours‎, Pacific linguistics
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