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jabwi

[tʲæpˠij]

noun

LanguageMarshallese

Meaning
  1. taboo
  2. Something that is forbidden or restricted by social custom or religious practice.
Examples

Ej jabwi bwe en jab kiki ilo jikin in.

It is a taboo because one should not sleep in this place.

Pronunciationtʲæpˠij

Part of speechnoun

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Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) — Wave 3 (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.