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Definition of tapu

tapu
Taboo Ta*boo", a. [Written also tapu.] [Polynesian tabu, tapu, sacred, under restriction, a prohibition.] Set apart or sacred by religious custom among certain races of Polynesia, New Zealand, etc., and forbidden to certain persons or uses; hence, prohibited under severe penalties; interdicted; as, food, places, words, customs, etc., may be taboo.

Meaning of tapu from wikipedia

- Look up tapu in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Tapu may refer to: Tapu (Polynesian culture), a concept of sacredness from which the word "taboo" is derived...
- Tapu is a Polynesian traditional concept denoting something holy or sacred, with "spiritual restriction" or "implied prohibition"; it involves rules and...
- Hirawanu Tapu (c. 1824–1900) was a notable New Zealand Moriori leader. He was born in Te Awapatiki, Chatham Islands, New Zealand. He was a major source...
- as Tapu, is a fictional character from the television series Taarak Mehta Ka Ooltah Chashmah. He is a college student and is the leader of "Tapu Sena"...
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- Motu Tapu, is a 0.026 square kilometres (0.010 sq mi) private island in the lagoon of Bora Bora in French Polynesia. It is the located betweenTo'opua and...
- Māori followed certain practices that relate to traditional concepts like tapu. Certain people and objects contain mana – spiritual power or essence. In...
- The tapu resmi was a feudal land tax in the Ottoman Empire. A tapu was the equivalent of a title deed for farmland, in a feudal system where farmers were...
- Tapu Mishra (Odia: ତପୁ ମିଶ୍ର; 11 January 1985 – 19 June 2021) was an Indian playback singer who worked mainly in the Ollywood industry. She sang in over...
- Tapu Javeri (Urdu: ٹپو جویری; born Mustapha Farabi Javeri on 5 May 1965) is a ****stani fashion and art photographer, radio host, television judge and...