dovu
Fijian edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Central-Pacific *tovu, from Proto-Oceanic *topu (compare with Hawaiian kō and Tongan tō), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *təbuh (compare with Malay tebu), from Proto-Austronesian *təbuS.
Noun edit
dovu
- sugar cane (species of grass whose sap is a source of sugar)
References edit
- Gatty, Ronald (2009), “dovu”, in Fijian-English Dictionary, Suva, Fiji: Ronald Gatty, →ISBN, page 70