tuitui

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Fijian

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Etymology

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

Noun

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tuitui

  1. candlenut tree and fruit, Aleurites moluccana.

References

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

Maori

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Verb

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tuitui

  1. to sew

Tongan

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Etymology

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From Proto-Oceanic *tuRi-tuRi.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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tuitui

  1. candlenut tree and fruit, Aleurites moluccana.
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