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