tabun

English

Molecular structure of tabun

Etymology 1

German, a code name.

Noun

tabun (uncountable)

1. (organic chemistry, military) An extremely toxic nerve gas; a clear, tasteless liquid, molecular formula C₅H₁₁N₂O₂P.

Synonyms

• GA

Hypernyms

• anticholinesterase
• nitrile
• organophosphinate

Translations

toxic nerve gas

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 塔崩 (zh) (tǎbēng)

• German: Tabun
• Spanish: tabun m

See also

• tabun on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Arabic طَابُون (ṭābūn).

Alternative forms

• taboon

Noun

tabun (plural tabuns)

1. A clay oven, shaped like a truncated cone, with an opening at the bottom for stoking the fire.
   • 2023 March 30, Simon Speakman Cordall, “Tunisian morgue overflows as more people attempt risky sea crossing”, in The Guardian‎^[1]:

     Standing near Joseph, carrying a bag of taboon flatbreads, was Olivier, from Ivory Coast. He arrived a year ago and has been trying to save the 3,000 dinars (£780) he said it would cost to make the trip to Europe.

Anagrams

• Bantu

Finnish

Noun

tabun

1. genitive singular of tabu

Anagrams

• bantu

Hungarian

Etymology

tabu +‎ -n

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈtɒbun]
• Hyphenation: ta‧bun

Noun

tabun

1. superessive singular of tabu

Japanese

Romanization

tabun

1. Rōmaji transcription of たぶん

Polish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈta.bun/

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• Rhymes: -abun
• Syllabification: ta‧bun

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Ukrainian табу́н (tabún), from Tatar табун (tabun).

Noun

tabun m inan (diminutive tabunek)

1. herd of horses
2. throng of people

Declension

Declension of tabun

	singular	plural
nominative	tabun	tabuny
genitive	tabunu	tabunów
dative	tabunowi	tabunom
accusative	tabun	tabuny
instrumental	tabunem	tabunami
locative	tabunie	tabunach
vocative	tabunie	tabuny

Noun

tabun m animal (diminutive tabunek)

1. (obsolete) steppe horse

Declension

Declension of tabun

	singular	plural
nominative	tabun	tabuny
genitive	tabuna	tabunów
dative	tabunowi	tabunom
accusative	tabuna	tabuny
instrumental	tabunem	tabunami
locative	tabunie	tabunach
vocative	tabunie	tabuny

Derived terms

adjectives

• tabunny
• tabunowy

 

noun

• tabuńczyk

 

Etymology 2

Borrowed from German Tabun.

Noun

tabun m inan

1. (organic chemistry) tabun (extremely toxic synthetic organophosphorus compound)

Declension

Declension of tabun

	singular	plural
nominative	tabun	tabuny
genitive	tabunu	tabunów
dative	tabunowi	tabunom
accusative	tabun	tabuny
instrumental	tabunem	tabunami
locative	tabunie	tabunach
vocative	tabunie	tabuny

Further reading

• tabun in Polish dictionaries at PWN