fonu
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See also: fönu
Chuukese
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.
Noun
fonu
Sicilian
Alternative forms
Etymology 1
Borrowed from Italian fon, originally a brandname, from German Fön, from Föhn, a warm, dry wind.
Pronunciation
Noun
fonu m
- (colloquial) hairdryer blowdryer
- Synonyms: fon, sciuca-capiḍḍi
- Mû prujissi-tu u fonu ca ài a ḍḍocu banna, pi favuri?
- Would you like tp hand out the hairdryer you have over there, please?
Etymology 2
Possibly borrowed from Italian fono (“a phone”), imitative of English phone, ultimately Derived from Ancient Greek φωνή (phōnḗ, “sound”). Akin to sonu.
Pronunciation
Noun
fonu m (plural foni)
- (phonetics) A speech segment that possesses distinct physical or perceptual properties, considered as a physical event without regard to its place in the phonology of a language.
Derived terms
Related terms
- fanuluggìa
- funima
- funiticamenti
- funuluggìa
- funètica
- funèticu
- funìtica
Tongan
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
From Proto-Polynesian *fonu, from Proto-Oceanic *poñu, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *pəñu, from Proto-Austronesian *pəñu.
Noun
fonu
- turtle, sea turtle
- ʻI hono fōfoa‘í pē, ‘oku ‘alu leva e fanga ki‘i fonu valevalé ki he ‘ōsení.
- Once hatched, the baby turtles make their way to the ocean.
- kind of beetle (very shiny) (shaped like a turtle)
Etymology 2
From Proto-Oceanic *ponuq, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *pənuq.
Adjective
fonu
- full (of container or its contents, or of a notebook etc.)
- ‘I he ngaahi founga fē ‘e malava ai ke tau fakahāhā ‘oku tau fonu ‘i he mēsi?
- In what ways can we show that we are full of mercy?
Tuvaluan
Etymology
From Proto-Polynesian *fonu, from Proto-Oceanic *poñu, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *pəñu, from Proto-Austronesian *pəñu.
Noun
fonu
- turtle, sea turtle
- A ko ou tāgata ne olo ki te ulugā honu.
- And those guys have gone to get the two turtles.
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