tambu

Tok Pisin

adjective
Definitions
  • forbidden, not allowed
  • holy

Etymology

Derived from Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *tambu.

Origin

Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian

*tambu

Gloss

Timeline

Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms

  • tambuim Tok Pisin
  • *tabu Proto-Oceanic
  • *tambu Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian
  • *tambu Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian