ruve

Fijian

Etymology

From Proto-Central Pacific *rube, from Proto-Oceanic *lupe. Cognate with Tongan and Samoan lupe.

Noun

ruve

1. pigeon, dove (any bird of the family Columbidae), but specifically:

   Near-synonym: soqe (barking pigeon species)

   1. Fiji metallic pigeon, white-throated pigeon (Columba vitiensis), native to Fiji

      Synonym: ruve vulavula

      E dau raici e na veikau na ruve vulavula.

      The white-throated pigeon is often seen in the forest.

   2. feral pigeon, rock dove (Columba livia), introduced species

      E dau kuretaka na uluna na ruve ni sa lako.

      The pigeon bobs its head as it walks.

Derived terms

• Ruve (“women's association”) (historical, named after the dove, later renamed iSoqosoqo vakaMarama)
• ruve vulavula (“metallic pigeon, white-throated pigeon”)

References

• Gatty, Ronald (2009), “ruve”, in Fijian–English Dictionary‎^[1], Suva, Fiji: Ronald Gatty, →ISBN, page 202

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology 1

Noun

ruve f (definite singular ruva, indefinite plural ruver, definite plural ruvene)

1. alternative form of rue

Etymology 2

Verb

ruve (present tense ruvar or ruver, past tense ruva or ruvde, past participle ruva or ruvt or ruvd, present participle ruvande, imperative ruv)

1. alternative form of ruva