TAPU

Meaning of TAPU in English

[ 'tα:pu: ]

■ adjective NZ forbidden; taboo.

Origin

from Maori.

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TAPU — ˈtäˌpü noun ( -s ) Etymology: Maori : taboo
Webster's New International English Dictionary
TAPU — n. & adj. NZ = TABOO. [Maori]
Английский основной разговорный словарь
TAPU — n. & adj. NZ = TABOO. [ Maori ]
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
TAPU — n. & adj. NZ TABOO. Etymology: Maori
Oxford English vocab
TAPU — табу запрещение,запрет - under a * запрещенный, находящийся под запретом - to enforce a * наложить табу, табуировать - to …
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TAPU — 1. ʹtɑ:pu:,təʹpu: = taboo I, II и III 2. ʹtɑ:pu:,təʹpu: = taboo I, II и III 3. ʹtɑ:pu:,təʹpu: = taboo …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
TAPU — (v) накладывать табу; табуировать
English-Russian Lingvistica'98 dictionary
TAPU — (n) запрет; запрещение
English-Russian Lingvistica'98 dictionary
TAPU — (a) запретный; запрещенный; непечатный; непристойный; священный
English-Russian Lingvistica'98 dictionary
TAPU — (0) табу
English-Russian Lingvistica'98 dictionary
TAPU — 1. [ʹtɑ:pu:,təʹpu:] = taboo I, II и III 2. [ʹtɑ:pu:,təʹpu:] = taboo I, II и III 3. [ʹtɑ:pu:,təʹpu:] = taboo …
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь - Апресян, Медникова
TAPU — 1. ʹtɑ:pu:,təʹpu: = taboo I, II и III 2. ʹtɑ:pu:,təʹpu: = taboo I, II и III 3. ʹtɑ:pu:,təʹpu: = taboo …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
TAPU — табу запрещение,запрет - under a * запрещенный, находящийся под запретом - to enforce a * наложить табу, табуировать - to …
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
RUA-TAPU — [Polynesian] "Forbidden Path". The murdered father of the wind-god Hau.
Encyclopedia Mythica English vocab
TABOO
Webster's New International English Dictionary
TABOO — /teuh booh", ta-/ , adj., n., pl. taboos , v. , tabooed, tabooing . adj. 1. proscribed by society as …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
TABOO — also spelled tabu, Tongan tabu, Maori tapu the prohibition of an action or the use of an object based on …
Britannica English vocabulary
POLYNESIA — ethnogeographic grouping of islands scattered across a huge triangular area of the east-central Pacific Ocean. The triangle has its apex …
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MELANESIAN CULTURE — the beliefs and practices of those indigenous peoples of the Pacific Islands grouped as Melanesia. The islands include (generally from …
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TABOO — n. 25B6; noun the taboo against healing on the sabbath : PROHIBITION, proscription, veto, interdiction, interdict, ban, restriction. 25B6; adjective …
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ILLICIT — adj. 25B6; adjective illicit drugs : ILLEGAL, unlawful, illegitimate, criminal, felonious; outlawed, banned, forbidden, prohibited, proscribed; unlicensed, unauthorized, unsanctioned; contraband, …
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POLYNESIAN MYTHOLOGY — All the articles available in the Polynesian mythology section of the Encyclopedia Mythica: Afa; Ahoeitu; Aitu; Alii Menehune; Ami-Te-Rangi; Ao; …
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ORO — [Polynesian] In Tahitian mythology, the god of war and peace. In peacetime his name was Oro-i-Te-Tea-Moe ("Oro with the Spear …
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MAERO — [Polynesian] According to the legends of the Maori of New Zealand, the fearsome Maero, or wild people, were inclined to …
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KAMOHOALII — [Polynesian] Like Romans of antiquity, the people of Hawaii Nei, the ancient land, had personal family gods. One of the …
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HAU — [Polynesian] The Maori name for the wind-god. He is a son of Rua-Tapu, who was murdered, so Hau is howling …
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