ruʻi

See also: Appendix:Variations of "rui"

Tahitian

Noun

ruʻi

1. (archaic) night

   Synonym: pō

Usage notes

Archaic; used only in Tahitian translations of the Bible.

It was used to avoid the naming taboo around pō, which was used from a nickname, "Pō-mare", of a Tahitian king.