fetuʻu

Tongan

Etymology

From Proto-Polynesian *fetuqu, from Proto-Oceanic *pituqun, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *bituqən (cf. Tagalog bituin, Tetum fitu), from Proto-Austronesian *bituqən (“star”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /fe.tu.ʔu/

Noun

fetuʻu

  1. star (astral body)
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