"dovu" meaning in All languages combined

See dovu on Wiktionary

Noun [Fijian]

Etymology: From Proto-Central Pacific *tovu, from Proto-Oceanic *topu, from Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *tobu, from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *təbu, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *təbuh, from Proto-Austronesian *təbuS. Etymology templates: {{inh|fj|poz-oce-pro|*topu}} Proto-Oceanic *topu, {{inh|fj|pqe-pro|*tobu}} Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *tobu, {{inh|fj|poz-cet-pro|*təbu}} Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *təbu, {{inh|fj|poz-pro|*təbuh}} Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *təbuh, {{inh|fj|map-pro|*təbuS}} Proto-Austronesian *təbuS Head templates: {{head|fj|noun}} dovu
  1. sugar cane (Saccharum officinarum) Derived forms: dovu kama (english: brown sugar), gunu dovu (english: to chew and suck sugar cane), qaqi ni dovu (english: sugar mill), sitima ni dovu (english: sugar cane train)
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          "english": "brown sugar",
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          "word": "dovu kama"
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          "english": "to chew and suck sugar cane",
          "translation": "to chew and suck sugar cane",
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        {
          "english": "sugar mill",
          "translation": "sugar mill",
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        },
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          "english": "sugar cane train",
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          "english": "The children are chewing sugar cane.",
          "text": "Era gunu dovu tiko na gone.",
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      "english": "to chew and suck sugar cane",
      "translation": "to chew and suck sugar cane",
      "word": "gunu dovu"
    },
    {
      "english": "sugar mill",
      "translation": "sugar mill",
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      "english": "sugar cane train",
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          "text": "Era gunu dovu tiko na gone.",
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