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.
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Etymology 2

Borrowed from Arabic طَابُون (ṭābūn).

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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:
      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.

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Finnish

Noun

tabun

  1. genitive singular of tabu

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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/
  • (file)
  • 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

Noun

tabun m animal (diminutive tabunek)

  1. (obsolete) steppe horse
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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)
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Further reading

  • tabun in Polish dictionaries at PWN
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