English-Thai Dictionary

taboo

ADJ ซึ่ง ต้องห้าม  forbidden restricted sueng-tong-ham

 

taboo

N ข้อห้าม  สิ่งต้องห้าม  restriction limitation kor-ham

 

taboo

VT ห้าม  inhibit forbid prevent restrict allow permit sanction ham

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

TABOO

n.In the isles of the Pacific, a word denoting prohibition or religious interdict, which is of great force among the inhabitants.

 

TABOO

v.t.To forbid, or to forbid the use of; to interdict approach or use; as, to taboo the ground set apart as a sanctuary for criminals. Tabooed ground is held sacred and inviolable.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

TABOO

TABOO Ta *boo ", n.

 

Defn: A total prohibition of intercourse with, use of, or approach to, a given person or thing under pain of death, -- an interdict of religious origin and authority, formerly common in the islands of Polynesia; interdiction. [Written also tabu. ]

 

TABOO

Ta *boo ", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Tabooed; p. pr. & vb. n. Tabooing.]

 

Defn: To put under taboo; to forbid, or to forbid the use of; to interdict approach to, or use of; as, to taboo the ground set apart as a sanctuary for criminals. [Written also tabu. ]

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

taboo

ta boo |təˈbo͞o, ta- təˈbu | ▶noun ( pl. taboos ) a social or religious custom prohibiting or forbidding discussion of a particular practice or forbidding association with a particular person, place, or thing. • a practice that is prohibited or restricted in this way: speaking about sex is a taboo in his country. ▶adjective prohibited or restricted by social custom: sex was a taboo subject. • designated as sacred and prohibited: the burial ground was seen as a taboo place. ▶verb ( taboos, tabooing, tabooed |-ˈbo͞od | ) [ with obj. ] place under such prohibition: traditional societies taboo female handling of food during this period. ORIGIN late 18th cent.: from Tongan tabu ‘set apart, forbidden ’; introduced into English by Captain Cook.

 

Oxford Dictionary

taboo

taboo |təˈbuː | ▶noun ( pl. taboos ) a social or religious custom prohibiting or forbidding discussion of a particular practice or forbidding association with a particular person, place, or thing. • a practice that is prohibited or restricted in this way: speaking about sex is a taboo in his country. ▶adjective prohibited or restricted by social custom: sex was a taboo subject. • designated as sacred and prohibited: the burial ground was seen as a taboo place. ▶verb ( taboos, tabooing, tabooed ) [ with obj. ] place under a taboo: traditional societies taboo female handling of food during this period. ORIGIN late 18th cent.: from Tongan tabu ‘set apart, forbidden ’; introduced into English by Captain Cook.

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

taboo

taboo noun the taboo against healing on the Sabbath: prohibition, proscription, veto, interdiction, interdict, ban, restriction. ▶adjective taboo subjects: forbidden, prohibited, banned, proscribed, interdicted, outlawed, illegal, illicit, unlawful, restricted, off limits; unmentionable, unspeakable, unutterable, unsayable, ineffable; rude, impolite. ANTONYMS acceptable.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

taboo

taboo noun the taboo against healing on the sabbath: prohibition, proscription, veto, interdiction, interdict, ban, restriction, boycott, non-acceptance, anathema. ANTONYMS acceptance; encouragement. ▶adjective drinking, smoking, and gambling in his father's house were all taboo | taboo language: forbidden, prohibited, banned, proscribed, vetoed, ruled out, interdicted, outlawed, not permitted, not allowed, illegal, illicit, unlawful, impermissible, not acceptable, restricted, frowned on, beyond the pale, off limits, out of bounds; unmentionable, unspeakable, unutterable, ineffable, censored; rude, impolite, indecorous, dirty; German verboten; Islam haram; NZ tapu; informal no go; rare non licet. ANTONYMS permitted, acceptable; encouraged.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

taboo

ta boo /təbúː, tæ -/〖＜トンガ 〗名詞 複 ～s /-z /1 C U «…に関する » タブー, 禁忌 «on , about , against » ; C 忌 （い ）み言葉 ▸ There is a taboo against divorce in their society .彼らの社会では離婚はタブーである 2 C U 禁制 ,法度 （はっと ）, 禁止 ▸ put a taboo on drunk driving ≒ put drunk driving under (a ) taboo 飲酒運転を禁止する 形容詞 〈話題 場所などが 〉タブーの ; 触れてはならない, 禁制の; (社会慣習上 )禁止された ▸ a taboo subject [word ]口にしてはいけない話 [禁句 ]動詞 他動詞 …をタブーにする .