honu

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English[edit]

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Etymology[edit]

From Hawaiian honu.

Noun[edit]

honu (plural honus)

  1. A green sea turtle, Chelonia mydas.

Anagrams[edit]

'Are'are[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Oceanic *ponuq, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *pənuq, from Proto-Austronesian *pəNuq.

Verb[edit]

honu

  1. be full

References[edit]

Arosi[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Oceanic *ponuq, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *pənuq, from Proto-Austronesian *pəNuq.

Verb[edit]

honu

  1. to fill

References[edit]

  • Arthur Capell, Arosi grammar (1971)
  • Sidney Herbert Ray, A Comparative Study of the Melanesian Island Languages (2014)

Hawaiian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Polynesian *fonu, from Proto-Oceanic *poñu, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *pəñu, from Proto-Austronesian *pəñu.

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

honu

  1. turtle
    Honu neʻepū ka ʻāina.
    The land moves like the turtle.
  2. sea turtle

Descendants[edit]

  • English: honu

References[edit]

  • Pukui, Mary Kawena; Elbert, Samuel H. (1986), “honu”, in Hawaiian Dictionary, Honolulu: University of Hawaii Press

Maori[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Polynesian *fonu, from Proto-Oceanic *poñu, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *pəñu, from Proto-Austronesian *pəñu.

Noun[edit]

honu

  1. turtle
    Kitea ai te honu i te whānuitanga atu o Te Moana-nui-a-Kiwa.
    The turtle is found throughout the Pacific Ocean.

References[edit]

  • honu” in John C. Moorfield, Te Aka: Maori–English, English–Maori Dictionary and Index, 3rd edition, Longman/Pearson Education New Zealand, 2011, →ISBN.

Motu[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Oceanic *ponuq, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *pənuq, from Proto-Austronesian *pəNuq.

Adjective[edit]

honu

  1. full (as a water pot with water)

Rapa Nui[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Polynesian *fonu, from Proto-Oceanic *poñu, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *pəñu, from Proto-Austronesian *pəñu.

Noun[edit]

honu

  1. turtle

Sikaiana[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Polynesian *fonu, from Proto-Oceanic *poñu, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *pəñu, from Proto-Austronesian *pəñu.

Noun[edit]

honu

  1. turtle

Tahitian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Polynesian *fonu, from Proto-Oceanic *poñu, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *pəñu, from Proto-Austronesian *pəñu.

Noun[edit]

honu

  1. turtle

References[edit]

Tuamotuan[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Polynesian *fonu, from Proto-Oceanic *poñu, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *pəñu, from Proto-Austronesian *pəñu.

Noun[edit]

honu

  1. turtle