vonu
Fijian
Etymology
From Proto-Oceanic *poñu (compare Hawaiian honu, Maori honu, Rapa Nui honu), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *pəñu (compare Indonesian penyu, Malay penyu), from Proto-Austronesian *pəñu.
Noun
vonu
- sea turtle (any turtle that inhabits oceans)
Categories:
- Fijian terms inherited from Proto-Oceanic
- Fijian terms derived from Proto-Oceanic
- Fijian terms inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian
- Fijian terms derived from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian
- Fijian terms inherited from Proto-Austronesian
- Fijian terms derived from Proto-Austronesian
- Fijian lemmas
- Fijian nouns
- fj:Turtles