tuitui

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Fijian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Oceanic *tuRi-tuRi; cognate with Tongan tuitui and Hawaiian kukui.

Noun[edit]

tuitui

  1. candlenut tree and fruit, Aleurites moluccana.

References[edit]

  • Gatty, Ronald (2009) “tuitui”, in Fijian-English Dictionary, Suva, Fiji: Ronald Gatty, →ISBN, page 277

Maori[edit]

Verb[edit]

tuitui

  1. to sew

Tongan[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Oceanic *tuRi-tuRi.

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

tuitui

  1. candlenut tree and fruit, Aleurites moluccana.