luro
Teanu
Etymology
From Proto-Vanikoro *lurə, from earlier *ñuʀ, from Proto-Oceanic *niuʀ, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *niuʀ.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /luro/
Noun
luro
- coconut (Cocos nucifera)
References
- François, Alexandre. 2021. Teanu dictionary (Solomon Islands). Dictionaria 15. 1-1877. DOI:10.5281/zenodo.5653063. – entry luro.
- François, Alexandre. 2021. Online Teanu–English dictionary, with equivalents in Lovono and Tanema. Electronic files. Paris: CNRS. – entry luro.
- Lackey, W.J.. & Boerger, B.H. (2021), “Reexamining the Phonological History of Oceanic's Temotu subgroup”, in Oceanic Linguistics.