fonu
See also: fönu
Chuukese edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Micronesian *fanua, from Proto-Oceanic *panua, from Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *banua, from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *banua, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *banua, from Proto-Austronesian *banua. Cognate with Tahitian fenua.
Noun edit
fonu
Tongan edit
Pronunciation edit
Etymology 1 edit
From Proto-Polynesian *fonu, from Proto-Oceanic *poñu, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *pəñu, from Proto-Austronesian *pəñu.
Noun edit
fonu
- turtle, sea turtle
- ʻI hono fōfoa‘í pē, ‘oku ‘alu leva e fanga ki‘i fonu valevalé ki he ‘ōsení.
- Once hatched, the baby turtles make their way to the ocean.
- kind of beetle (very shiny) (shaped like a turtle)
Etymology 2 edit
From Proto-Oceanic *ponuq, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *pənuq.
Adjective edit
fonu
- full (of container or its contents, or of a notebook etc.)
- ‘I he ngaahi founga fē ‘e malava ai ke tau fakahāhā ‘oku tau fonu ‘i he mēsi?
- In what ways can we show that we are full of mercy?
Tuvaluan edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Polynesian *fonu, from Proto-Oceanic *poñu, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *pəñu, from Proto-Austronesian *pəñu.
Noun edit
fonu
- turtle, sea turtle
- A ko ou tāgata ne olo ki te ulugā honu.
- And those guys have gone to get the two turtles.