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Etymology
From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *pəñu, from Proto-Austronesian *pəñu.
Pronunciation
Noun
fönu (mutated form vönu)
- sea turtle
References
- Sundermann, Heinrich. 1905. Niassisch-deutsches Wörterbuch. Moers: Bataviaasch Genootschap van Kunsten en Wetenschappen, p. 74.