tapu

See also: tapo, tāpu, and täpu

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Maori tapu. Doublet of kapu.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtɑːpuː/
• Rhymes: -ɑːpu

Noun

tapu (countable and uncountable, plural tapus)

1. (New Zealand) Alternative form of taboo
   • 2004, David Mitchell, Cloud Atlas, London: Hodder and Stoughton, →ISBN:

     Spies were sent to test the Moriori’s mettle by violating tapu & despoiling holy sites.

Verb

tapu (third-person singular simple present tapus, present participle tapuing, simple past and past participle tapued)

1. (New Zealand) Alternative form of taboo
   • 1859, Arthur Saunders Thomson, The Story of New Zealand: Past and Present, page 105:

     Tapuing seeds and fields are types of the English laws for protecting out-door property; women tapued to men is matrimony; tapuing sick persons is analogous to the quarantine orders against lepers, the plague and the yellow fever.

Antonyms

• noa

Anagrams

• APTU, Tupa, UATP, patu, puta

Kaurna

Noun

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

Latvian

Noun

tapu f

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

Verb

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-Algonquian *ta·paw-.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈta.pu/, [ˈda˧˦.bu]

Numeral

tapu

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

References

• Passamaquoddy-Maliseet language portal
• LeSourd, Philip S. (1993) Accent and Syllable Structure in Passamaquoddy, New York: Garland Publishing

Maori

Etymology

From Proto-Polynesian *tapu, from Proto-Oceanic *tabu, from Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *tambu. Cognate with Hawaiian kapu.

Adjective

tapu

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

Noun

tapu

1. taboo, restriction (as a spiritual or supernatural condition)

Synonyms

• ārai

Antonyms

• noa

Descendants

• → English: tapu

References

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

Quechua

Noun

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-Polynesian *tapu.

Adjective

tapu

1. sacred, taboo

Samoan

Etymology

From Proto-Polynesian *tapu.

Noun

tapu

1. taboo

Adjective

tapu

1. taboo

Sranan Tongo

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈta.pu/

Etymology 1

From English top.

Preposition

tapu

1. on, on top of

Etymology 2

From English stop.

Verb

tapu

1. to stop

Tahitian

FWOTD – 8 November 2018

Etymology

From Proto-Polynesian *tapu.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈta.pu/

Noun

tapu

1. taboo
2. oath, pledge

Adjective

tapu

1. sacred, taboo, forbidden

References

• Yves Lemaître, Lexique du tahitien contemporain (Current Tahitian lexicon), 1995.
• “tapu” in Dictionnaire en ligne Tahitien/Français (Online Tahitian–French Dictionary), by the Tahitian Academy.

Ternate

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈta.pu/

Noun

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

From Proto-Polynesian *tapu. Cognates include Hawaiian kapu and Samoan tapu.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈta.pu]
• Hyphenation: ta‧pu

Verb

tapu

1. (stative) to be forbidden, taboo

Derived terms

• Agāga Tapu

 

References

• R. Simona, editor (1986), Tokelau Dictionary‎^[1], Auckland: Office of Tokelau Affairs, page 373

Turkish

Etymology

From Ottoman Turkish طاپو (tapu, “service; demesne allocated in return for service”), from Old Anatolian Turkish طاپو (tapu); equivalent to tap- (“to serve”) +‎ -u (deverbal nominal suffix). Cognate with Old Turkic [script needed] (tapuġ, “service, servitude”).

Noun

tapu (definite accusative tapuyu, plural tapular)

1. deed (document)
2. deed office, for example the registrar of landownership

Declension

Inflection
Nominative	tapu
Definite accusative	tapuyu
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	tapu	tapular
Definite accusative	tapuyu	tapuları
Dative	tapuya	tapulara
Locative	tapuda	tapularda
Ablative	tapudan	tapulardan
Genitive	tapunun	tapuların

Related terms

• tapmak

Further reading

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

References

• Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–) “tapu”, in Nişanyan Sözlük

West Makian

Etymology

From Ternate tapu (“anchor”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈt̪a.pu/

Noun

tapu

1. an anchor

References

• Clemens Voorhoeve (1982) The Makian languages and their neighbours‎^[2], Pacific linguistics