honu
English
Anagrams
'Are'are
Etymology
From Proto-Oceanic *ponuq, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *pənuq, from Proto-Austronesian *pəNuq.
References
- Kateřina Naitoro, A Sketch Grammar of 'Are'are: The Sound System and Morpho-Syntax (2013)
Arosi
Etymology
From Proto-Oceanic *ponuq, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *pənuq, from Proto-Austronesian *pəNuq.
References
- Arthur Capell, Arosi grammar (1971)
- Sidney Herbert Ray, A Comparative Study of the Melanesian Island Languages (2014)
Hawaiian
Etymology
From Proto-Polynesian *fonu, from Proto-Oceanic *poñu, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *pəñu, from Proto-Austronesian *pəñu.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈho.nu/
Descendants
- → English: honu
References
- Pukui, Mary Kawena, Elbert, Samuel H. (1986) “honu”, in Hawaiian Dictionary, Honolulu: University of Hawaii Press
Maori
Etymology
From Proto-Polynesian *fonu, from Proto-Oceanic *poñu, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *pəñu, from Proto-Austronesian *pəñu.
Noun
honu
- turtle
- Kitea ai te honu i te whānuitanga atu o Te Moana-nui-a-Kiwa.
- The turtle is found throughout the Pacific Ocean.
References
- “honu” in John C. Moorfield, Te Aka: Maori–English, English–Maori Dictionary and Index, 3rd edition, Longman/Pearson Education New Zealand, 2011, →ISBN.
Motu
Etymology
From Proto-Oceanic *ponuq, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *pənuq, from Proto-Austronesian *pəNuq.
Rapa Nui
Etymology
From Proto-Polynesian *fonu, from Proto-Oceanic *poñu, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *pəñu, from Proto-Austronesian *pəñu.
Sikaiana
Etymology
From Proto-Polynesian *fonu, from Proto-Oceanic *poñu, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *pəñu, from Proto-Austronesian *pəñu.
Tahitian
Etymology
From Proto-Polynesian *fonu, from Proto-Oceanic *poñu, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *pəñu, from Proto-Austronesian *pəñu.
References
- Yves Lemaître, Lexique du tahitien contemporain (Current Tahitian lexicon), 1995.
- “honu” in Dictionnaire en ligne Tahitien/Français (Online Tahitian–French Dictionary), by the Tahitian Academy.
Tuamotuan
Etymology
From Proto-Polynesian *fonu, from Proto-Oceanic *poñu, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *pəñu, from Proto-Austronesian *pəñu.