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. ^ Malau, Catriona (2021) “gavēg”, in A Dictionary of Vurës, Vanuatu, Canberra: Australian National University Press, →ISBN, page 74
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