faai

South Efate

Etymology

From Proto-Oceanic *fai, from Proto-Oceanic *paʀi, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *paʀih, from Proto-Austronesian *paʀiS.

cognates

Pukapukan wai (“stingray”),
Maori whai (“stingray, skate - fish of family Rajidae”).

Noun

faai

stingray (venomous ray of the orders Rajiformes and Myliobatiformes)

Hyponyms

faai mantu (Identified as both manta ray and, devil ray)
faai kuul (bluespotted ribbontail ray), Taeniura lymma
faai p̃og (spotted eagle ray), Aetobatus narinari
faai pumat (bluespotted stingray), Dasyatis kuhlii
faai suar (eagle ray)

Further reading

Nicholas Thieberger (2011-05-05) Dictionary of South Efate

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