taboe

Dutch (Brabantic)

/taːˈbu/

noun
Definitions
  • taboo, prohibition

Etymology

Borrowed from English taboo derived from Tongan (Tonga Islands) tapu (prohibited, sacred) derived from Proto-Polynesian *tapu derived from Proto-Oceanic *tabu derived from Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *tambu.

Origin

Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian

*tambu

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