dovu
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Fijian[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Proto-Central-Pacific *tovu, from Proto-Oceanic *topu (compare with Hawaiian kō and Tongan tō), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *təbuh (compare with Malay tebu), from Proto-Austronesian *təbuS.
Noun[edit]
dovu
- sugar cane (species of grass whose sap is a source of sugar)
References[edit]
- Gatty, Ronald (2009) “dovu”, in Fijian-English Dictionary, Suva, Fiji: Ronald Gatty, →ISBN, page 70
Categories:
- Fijian terms inherited from Proto-Oceanic
- Fijian terms derived from Proto-Oceanic
- Fijian terms inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian
- Fijian terms derived from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian
- Fijian terms inherited from Proto-Austronesian
- Fijian terms derived from Proto-Austronesian
- Fijian lemmas
- Fijian nouns
- fj:Plants
- fj:Polynesian canoe plants