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futuna

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.87 in modern English

Syllables
fu-tu-na
IPA
9
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
3
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

An island in the Pacific that is part of Wallis and Futuna.

name

An island of Tafea, Vanuatu.

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).

Word Breakdown

  • Root: Futuna, *putun₁, *butun

Derived Forms

Futunan

Questions

What does futuna mean?
An island in the Pacific that is part of Wallis and Futuna.
Where does futuna come from?
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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