"Viti" meaning in Fijian

See Viti in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

IPA: [ˈβitʃi]
Etymology: From Proto-Central Pacific *viti "east, sunrise" Compare Maori whiti (“to spring up, to shine”) and Maori rāwhiti (“east, (literally) sunrise”) Etymology templates: {{cog|mi|whiti||to spring up, to shine}} Maori whiti (“to spring up, to shine”), {{cog|mi|rāwhiti||east, (literally) sunrise}} Maori rāwhiti (“east, (literally) sunrise”) Head templates: {{head|fj|proper noun}} Viti
  1. Fiji (a country and archipelago of over 300 islands in Melanesia in Oceania) Categories (place): Countries in Melanesia
    Sense id: en-Viti-fj-name-Q0amTuY2 Categories (other): Fijian entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Fiji, Islands
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "mi",
        "2": "whiti",
        "3": "",
        "4": "to spring up, to shine"
      },
      "expansion": "Maori whiti (“to spring up, to shine”)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "mi",
        "2": "rāwhiti",
        "3": "",
        "4": "east, (literally) sunrise"
      },
      "expansion": "Maori rāwhiti (“east, (literally) sunrise”)",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Proto-Central Pacific *viti \"east, sunrise\"\nCompare Maori whiti (“to spring up, to shine”) and Maori rāwhiti (“east, (literally) sunrise”)",
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "fj",
        "2": "proper noun"
      },
      "expansion": "Viti",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Fijian",
  "lang_code": "fj",
  "pos": "name",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Fijian entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 2 entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "place",
          "langcode": "fj",
          "name": "Countries in Melanesia",
          "orig": "fj:Countries in Melanesia",
          "parents": [
            "Countries",
            "Places"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "langcode": "fj",
          "name": "Fiji",
          "orig": "fj:Fiji",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "langcode": "fj",
          "name": "Islands",
          "orig": "fj:Islands",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Fiji (a country and archipelago of over 300 islands in Melanesia in Oceania)"
      ],
      "id": "en-Viti-fj-name-Q0amTuY2",
      "links": [
        [
          "Fiji",
          "Fiji#English:_Q712"
        ],
        [
          "country",
          "country"
        ],
        [
          "archipelago",
          "archipelago"
        ],
        [
          "Melanesia",
          "Melanesia#English"
        ],
        [
          "Oceania",
          "Oceania#English"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈβitʃi]"
    }
  ],
  "word": "Viti"
}
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  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "mi",
        "2": "whiti",
        "3": "",
        "4": "to spring up, to shine"
      },
      "expansion": "Maori whiti (“to spring up, to shine”)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "mi",
        "2": "rāwhiti",
        "3": "",
        "4": "east, (literally) sunrise"
      },
      "expansion": "Maori rāwhiti (“east, (literally) sunrise”)",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Proto-Central Pacific *viti \"east, sunrise\"\nCompare Maori whiti (“to spring up, to shine”) and Maori rāwhiti (“east, (literally) sunrise”)",
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "fj",
        "2": "proper noun"
      },
      "expansion": "Viti",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Fijian",
  "lang_code": "fj",
  "pos": "name",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Fijian entries with incorrect language header",
        "Fijian lemmas",
        "Fijian proper nouns",
        "Pages with 2 entries",
        "Pages with entries",
        "fj:Countries in Melanesia",
        "fj:Fiji",
        "fj:Islands"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Fiji (a country and archipelago of over 300 islands in Melanesia in Oceania)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "Fiji",
          "Fiji#English:_Q712"
        ],
        [
          "country",
          "country"
        ],
        [
          "archipelago",
          "archipelago"
        ],
        [
          "Melanesia",
          "Melanesia#English"
        ],
        [
          "Oceania",
          "Oceania#English"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈβitʃi]"
    }
  ],
  "word": "Viti"
}

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