Fijian edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-Central-Pacific *tovu, from Proto-Oceanic *topu (compare with Hawaiian and Tongan ), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *təbuh (compare with Malay tebu), from Proto-Austronesian *təbuS.

Noun edit

dovu

  1. 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