honu

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English

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Etymology

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From Hawaiian honu.

Noun

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honu (plural honus)

  1. A green sea turtle, Chelonia mydas.

Anagrams

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'Are'are

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Etymology

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From Proto-Oceanic *ponuq, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *pənuq, from Proto-Austronesian *pəNuq.

Verb

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honu

  1. be full

References

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Arosi

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Etymology

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From Proto-Oceanic *ponuq, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *pənuq, from Proto-Austronesian *pəNuq.

Verb

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honu

  1. to fill

References

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  • Arthur Capell, Arosi grammar (1971)
  • Sidney Herbert Ray, A Comparative Study of the Melanesian Island Languages (2014)

Hawaiian

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Etymology

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From Proto-Polynesian *fonu, from Proto-Oceanic *poñu, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *pəñu, from Proto-Austronesian *pəñu.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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honu

  1. turtle
    Honu neʻepū ka ʻāina.
    The land moves like the turtle.
  2. sea turtle

Descendants

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  • → English: honu

References

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  • Pukui, Mary Kawena, Elbert, Samuel H. (1986) “honu”, in Hawaiian Dictionary, Honolulu: University of Hawaii Press

Maori

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Etymology

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From Proto-Polynesian *fonu, from Proto-Oceanic *poñu, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *pəñu, from Proto-Austronesian *pəñu.

Noun

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honu

  1. turtle
    Kitea ai te honu i te whānuitanga atu o Te Moana-nui-a-Kiwa.
    The turtle is found throughout the Pacific Ocean.

References

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  • “honu” in John C. Moorfield, Te Aka: Maori–English, English–Maori Dictionary and Index, 3rd edition, Longman/Pearson Education New Zealand, 2011, →ISBN.

Motu

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Etymology

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From Proto-Oceanic *ponuq, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *pənuq, from Proto-Austronesian *pəNuq.

Adjective

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honu

  1. full (as a water pot with water)

Rapa Nui

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Etymology

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From Proto-Polynesian *fonu, from Proto-Oceanic *poñu, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *pəñu, from Proto-Austronesian *pəñu.

Noun

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honu

  1. turtle

Sikaiana

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Etymology

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From Proto-Polynesian *fonu, from Proto-Oceanic *poñu, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *pəñu, from Proto-Austronesian *pəñu.

Noun

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honu

  1. turtle

Tahitian

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Etymology

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From Proto-Polynesian *fonu, from Proto-Oceanic *poñu, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *pəñu, from Proto-Austronesian *pəñu.

Noun

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honu

  1. turtle

References

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Tuamotuan

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Etymology

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From Proto-Polynesian *fonu, from Proto-Oceanic *poñu, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *pəñu, from Proto-Austronesian *pəñu.

Noun

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honu

  1. turtle
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