gavēg

Vurës

Etymology

From Proto-Torres-Banks *ɣaβiɣa, from Proto-Oceanic *kapika. Compare Hiw gevige, Lo-Toga gevige, Mota gaviga, and Mwotlap gēvēg.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ɣaˈβeɣ/, [ɣaˈβe̝ɣ]

Noun

gavēg

  1. The Malay apple (Syzygium malaccense)[1]

References
  1. Catriona Malau (September 2021) “gavēg”, in A Dictionary of Vurës, Vanuatu (Asia-Pacific Linguistics), Australian National University Press, →DOI, →ISBN, page 74
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