Tui
See also: Appendix:Variations of "tui"
Portuguese edit
Etymology edit
From Old Galician-Portuguese Tui, from Latin Tude.
Pronunciation edit
- Hyphenation: Tui
Proper noun edit
Tui m
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
Proper noun edit
Tui
- (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