Tapu
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈtɑːpuː/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Tapu is a noun meaning (New Zealand) Alternative form of taboo.
Meaning
(New Zealand) Alternative form of taboo.
Example Sentences
Spies were sent to test the Moriori’s mettle by violating tapu & despoiling holy sites.
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.
Word Forms
- tapus
- tapuing
- tapued
Antonyms for tapu
Common opposites include noa.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include kapu, marae, tohunga, hapu, rangatira, kahu.
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