tuitui
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Fijian
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Proto-Oceanic *tuRi-tuRi; cognate with Tongan tuitui and Hawaiian kukui.
Noun
[edit]tuitui
- 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
- to sew
Tongan
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Proto-Oceanic *tuRi-tuRi.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]tuitui
- candlenut tree and fruit, Aleurites moluccana.