tulimanu

Tokelauan

Te tulimanu.

Etymology

From tuli- (“knee”) +‎ manu.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [tu.li.ˈma.nu]
• Hyphenation: tu‧li‧ma‧nu

Noun

tulimanu

1. corner

Usage notes

• Tulimanu is only used to refer to the outer part of a corner, e.g. of a building or room. For the inner part of a corner, the term kopiti is used.

References

• R. Simona, editor (1986), Tokelau Dictionary‎^[1], Auckland: Office of Tokelau Affairs, page 408