wonu
Gorontalo
Kilivila
Etymology
From Proto-Oceanic *poñu, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *pəñu, from Proto-Austronesian *pəñu.
Pukapukan
Etymology
From Proto-Polynesian *fonu, from Proto-Oceanic *poñu, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *pəñu, from Proto-Austronesian *pəñu.
Noun
wonu
- sea turtle
- Te wonu kakeyolo totolo ki tua.
- The turtle that came ashore briefly crawled back to the sea.
- The Pacific green sea turtle, Chelonia mydas.
- Synonym: mataweu
Hyponyms
- kea (“hawksbill”)
- tuayilivalu (“leatherback”)
- taepū (“young turtle”)
Further reading
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