Tui

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See also: Appendix:Variations of "tui"

Portuguese[edit]

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Catedral de Tui (Cathedral of Tui)

Etymology[edit]

From Old Galician-Portuguese Tui, from Latin Tude.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • Hyphenation: Tui

Proper noun[edit]

Tui m

  1. Tui (a town in Galicia, Spain)

Related terms[edit]

Tokelauan[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Polynesian *tuqi (“king”). Cognates include Tongan tui and Samoan tui. The original meaning was probably "chief" or "lord".

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): [ˈtu.i]
  • Hyphenation: Tu‧i

Proper noun[edit]

Tui

  1. (mythology) A title used to refer to Tui Tokelau.

Derived terms[edit]

References[edit]

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