fonu

== Chuukese == === Etymology === From Proto-Micronesian *fanua, from Proto-Oceanic *panua, from Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *banua, from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *banua, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *banua, from Proto-Austronesian *banua. Cognate with Tahitian fenua. === Noun === fonu land island == Sicilian == === Alternative forms === fon === Etymology 1 === Borrowed from Italian fon, originally a brandname, from German Fön, from Föhn, a warm, dry wind. ==== Pronunciation ==== IPA(key): /ˈfɔ.nʊ/ (standard) Hyphenation: fò‧nu ==== Noun ==== fonu m (colloquial) hairdryer blowdryer Synonyms: fon, sciuca-capiḍḍi === Etymology 2 === Possibly borrowed from Italian fono (“a phone”), imitative of English phone, ultimately Derived from Ancient Greek φωνή (phōnḗ, “sound”). Akin to sonu. ==== Pronunciation ==== IPA(key): /ˈfɔ.nʊ/ (standard) Hyphenation: fò‧nu ==== Noun ==== fonu m (plural foni) (phonetics) A speech segment that possesses distinct physical or perceptual properties, considered as a physical event without regard to its place in the phonology of a language. ===== Derived terms ===== ===== Related terms ===== == Tongan == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /fo.nu/ === Etymology 1 === From Proto-Polynesian *fonu, from Proto-Oceanic *poñu, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *pəñu, from Proto-Austronesian *pəñu. ==== Noun ==== fonu turtle, sea turtle kind of beetle (very shiny) (shaped like a turtle) === Etymology 2 === From Proto-Oceanic *ponuq, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *pənuq. ==== Adjective ==== fonu full (of container or its contents, or of a notebook etc.) == Tuvaluan == === Etymology === From Proto-Polynesian *fonu, from Proto-Oceanic *poñu, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *pəñu, from Proto-Austronesian *pəñu. === Noun === fonu turtle, sea turtle