"weleti" meaning in Fijian

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Noun

Etymology: From the ship General Wellesley named after Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington, which brought papayas from Penang and landed in Vanua Levu on October 1808 to obtain local sandalwood there. Cognate with Samoan ʻesi and Tongan lesi. Etymology templates: {{cog|sm|ʻesi}} Samoan ʻesi, {{cog|to|lesi}} Tongan lesi Head templates: {{head|fj|noun}} weleti
  1. papaya. Wikipedia link: Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington, Penang, Vanua Levu Synonyms: maoli, uto Derived forms: leweti (alt: by metathesis)
    Sense id: en-weleti-fj-noun-oHN2nQhN Categories (other): Fijian entries with incorrect language header

Download JSON data for weleti meaning in Fijian (1.3kB)

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  "etymology_text": "From the ship General Wellesley named after Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington, which brought papayas from Penang and landed in Vanua Levu on October 1808 to obtain local sandalwood there. Cognate with Samoan ʻesi and Tongan lesi.",
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        "papaya."
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          "word": "uto"
        }
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        "Vanua Levu"
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}

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