fonu

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See also: fönu

Chuukese

Etymology

From Proto-Micronesian *fanua, from Proto-Oceanic *panua, from Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *banua, from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *banua, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *banua, from Proto-Austronesian *banua. Cognate with Tahitian fenua.

Noun

fonu

  1. land
  2. island

Sicilian

Alternative forms

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Italian fon, originally a brandname, from German Fön, from Föhn, a warm, dry wind.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈfɔ.nʊ/ (standard)
  • Hyphenation: fò‧nu

Noun

fonu m

  1. (colloquial) hairdryer blowdryer
    Synonyms: fon, sciuca-capiḍḍi
    Mû prujissi-tu u fonu ca ài a ḍḍocu banna, pi favuri?
    Would you like tp hand out the hairdryer you have over there, please?

Etymology 2

Possibly borrowed from Italian fono (a phone), imitative of English phone, ultimately Derived from Ancient Greek φωνή (phōnḗ, sound). Akin to sonu.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈfɔ.nʊ/ (standard)
  • Hyphenation: fò‧nu

Noun

fonu m (plural foni)

  1. (phonetics) A speech segment that possesses distinct physical or perceptual properties, considered as a physical event without regard to its place in the phonology of a language.
Derived terms

Tongan

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

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

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-Oceanic *ponuq, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *pənuq.

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

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.