tona

Malagasy

noun
Definitions
  • A species of very large nocturnal serpent.
  • (figurative) An eel too large to be used as food because of its resemblance to a tona.

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *tuna inherited from Proto-Austronesian *tuNa (freshwater eel).

Origin

Proto-Austronesian

*tuNa

Gloss

freshwater eel

Concept
Semantic Field

Animals

Ontological Category

Person/Thing

Emoji

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