"fonu" meaning in Chuukese

See fonu in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

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. Etymology templates: {{inh|chk|poz-mic-pro|*fanua}} Proto-Micronesian *fanua, {{inh|chk|poz-oce-pro|*panua}} Proto-Oceanic *panua, {{inh|chk|pqe-pro|*banua}} Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *banua, {{der|chk|poz-cet-pro|*banua}} Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *banua, {{inh|chk|poz-pro|*banua}} Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *banua, {{inh|chk|map-pro|*banua}} Proto-Austronesian *banua, {{cog|ty|fenua}} Tahitian fenua Head templates: {{head|chk|noun}} fonu
  1. land
    Sense id: en-fonu-chk-noun-kOrmNIfK Categories (other): Chuukese entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Chuukese entries with incorrect language header: 50 50
  2. island
    Sense id: en-fonu-chk-noun-KM0sXBXR Categories (other): Chuukese entries with incorrect language header, Landforms Disambiguation of Chuukese entries with incorrect language header: 50 50 Disambiguation of Landforms: 7 93
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      },
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    },
    {
      "args": {
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      "name": "der"
    },
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        "3": "*banua"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *banua",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "chk",
        "2": "map-pro",
        "3": "*banua"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Austronesian *banua",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ty",
        "2": "fenua"
      },
      "expansion": "Tahitian fenua",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "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.",
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "chk",
        "2": "noun"
      },
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      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Chuukese",
  "lang_code": "chk",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "50 50",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Chuukese entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
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        }
      ],
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      ],
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          "land",
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        ]
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          "parents": [],
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        },
        {
          "_dis": "7 93",
          "kind": "other",
          "langcode": "chk",
          "name": "Landforms",
          "orig": "chk:Landforms",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
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        "island"
      ],
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      "links": [
        [
          "island",
          "island"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "fonu"
}
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    "Chuukese lemmas",
    "Chuukese nouns",
    "Chuukese terms derived from Proto-Austronesian",
    "Chuukese terms derived from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian",
    "Chuukese terms derived from Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian",
    "Chuukese terms derived from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian",
    "Chuukese terms derived from Proto-Micronesian",
    "Chuukese terms derived from Proto-Oceanic",
    "Chuukese terms inherited from Proto-Austronesian",
    "Chuukese terms inherited from Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian",
    "Chuukese terms inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian",
    "Chuukese terms inherited from Proto-Micronesian",
    "Chuukese terms inherited from Proto-Oceanic",
    "Pages with 4 entries",
    "Pages with entries",
    "chk:Landforms"
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      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Micronesian *fanua",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "chk",
        "2": "poz-oce-pro",
        "3": "*panua"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Oceanic *panua",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
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        "2": "pqe-pro",
        "3": "*banua"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *banua",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "chk",
        "2": "poz-cet-pro",
        "3": "*banua"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *banua",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "chk",
        "2": "poz-pro",
        "3": "*banua"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *banua",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "chk",
        "2": "map-pro",
        "3": "*banua"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Austronesian *banua",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ty",
        "2": "fenua"
      },
      "expansion": "Tahitian fenua",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "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.",
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "chk",
        "2": "noun"
      },
      "expansion": "fonu",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Chuukese",
  "lang_code": "chk",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "land"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "land",
          "land"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
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      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "island",
          "island"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "fonu"
}

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