English Explanatory Dictionary

Futuna

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. An island in the Pacific that is part of Wallis and Futuna.
  2. An island of Tafea, Vanuatu.

Word forms

Futuna

Etymology

From East Futuna Futuna, from Proto-Oceanic *putun₁, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *butun (Barringtonia spp.); cognate with Malay butun and Māori hutu (i.e. in pōhutukawa).

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