Tokelauan edit

Etymology edit

Reduplication of fotu (to bloom).

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): [hᵝo.ˈhᵝo.tu]
  • Hyphenation: fo‧fo‧tu

Verb edit

fofotu

  1. (intransitive) to bloom abundantly
  2. (intransitive, of pimples) to erupt heavily

References edit

  • R. Simona, editor (1986), Tokelau Dictionary[1], Auckland: Office of Tokelau Affairs, page 126