katiu

North Marquesan

Etymology

Compare with Tongan katiu, Samoan ʻatiu and Tahitian ʻatiu.[1]

Noun

katiu

  1. cantaloupe, muskmelon - Cucumis melo[1]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Whistler, Art (December 1995) “Folk Plant Nomenclature in Polynesia”, in Pacific Studies, volume 18, number 4, pages 48, 50

Tongan

Etymology

Compare with Samoan ʻatiu and Tahitian ʻatiu.[1]

Noun

katiu

  1. cantaloupe, muskmelon - Cucumis melo

References

  1. ^ Whistler, Art (December 1995) “Folk Plant Nomenclature in Polynesia”, in Pacific Studies, volume 18, number 4, page 48
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