fonu

Chuukese

Etymology

From Proto-Oceanic, from Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian, from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *banua, from Proto-Austronesian *banua. Doublet of fenua.

Noun

fonu

  1. land
  2. island

Tongan

Etymology 1

From Proto-Polynesian *poñu (compare Fijian vonu, Hawaiian honu), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *pəñu (compare Malay penyu), from Proto-Austronesian *pəñu (compare Puyuma penu).

Noun

fonu

  1. 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.
  2. kind of beetle (very shiny) (shaped like a turtle)

Etymology 2

From Proto-Polynesian *ponuq, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *pənuq (compare Malay penuh).

Adjective

fonu

  1. 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

Etymology

From Proto-Polynesian *poñu (compare Fijian vonu, Hiri Motu honu), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *pəñu (compare Malay penyu), from Proto-Austronesian *pəñu (compare Puyuma penu).

Noun

fonu

  1. turtle, sea turtle
    A ko ou tāgata ne olo ki te ulugā honu.
    And those guys have gone to get the two turtles.
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