ʻatiu

Samoan

Etymology

Compare with Tongan katiu and Tahitian ʻatiu.[1]

Noun

ʻatiu

  1. cantaloupe, muskmelon - Cucumis melo[2]

References

  1. ^ Whistler, Art (December 1995) Pacific Studies, volume 18, number 4, page 48
  2. ^ Whistler, W. Arthur (1984) “Annotated List of Samoan Plant Names”, in Economic Botany‎[1], volume 38, number 4, page 469
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