Taboo in Hindi
Meaning, Devanagari spelling and pronunciation
The meaning of “taboo” in Hindi is वर्जित कर्म, pronounced varjit karm — it is a noun. Copy the Devanagari word above, hear how it is pronounced, and use it anywhere. To type words like this yourself, try our Hindi typing tool, or explore more words in the vocabulary sets.
an inhibition or ban resulting from social custom or emotional aversion
Borrowed from Tongan tapu (“prohibited, sacred”), from Proto-Polynesian *tapu, from Proto-Oceanic *tabu, from Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *tambu. Doublet of kapu. First attested in c. 1777.
The p in the Tongan source was misheard as b.
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The p in the Tongan source was misheard as b.
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