"buke" meaning in Fijian

See buke in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: bukebuke [plural]
Etymology: From Proto-Central Pacific *buke, from Proto-Oceanic *buke, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *bukij (compare Malay bukit), from Proto-Austronesian *bukij. Compare Māori puke. Etymology templates: {{inh|fj|poz-oce-pro|*buke}} Proto-Oceanic *buke, {{inh|fj|poz-pro|*bukij}} Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *bukij, {{cog|ms|bukit}} Malay bukit, {{inh|fj|map-pro|*bukij}} Proto-Austronesian *bukij, {{cog|mi|puke}} Māori puke Head templates: {{head|fj|noun|plural|bukebuke}} buke (plural bukebuke)
  1. hill (elevated location)
    Sense id: en-buke-fj-noun--HmzlCws
  2. mound on which yam is planted
    Sense id: en-buke-fj-noun-qfcXOQ9A Categories (other): Fijian entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 9 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Fijian entries with incorrect language header: 30 70 Disambiguation of Pages with 9 entries: 11 44 35 5 5 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 6 44 44 3 3
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Categories (other): Geography Disambiguation of Geography: 0 0
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