tabua
Bingham
tábua
vt. to set aside as taboo, to sanctify.
Sabatier
tabua
vt. tatabua, tabutabua: to forbid, to prohibit, to interdict.
ex.
- tabua te aomata n...: to forbid people to...
- ti tabuaki n...: we are forbidden to...
nv. tabui amarake: abstinence.
Topics: Spirits, myth and belief