tuitui

Fijian

Etymology

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

Noun

tuitui

1. candlenut tree and fruit, Aleurites moluccana.

References

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

Maori

Verb

tuitui

1. to sew

Tongan

Etymology

From Proto-Oceanic *tuRi-tuRi.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tu.i.tu.i/

Noun

tuitui

1. candlenut tree and fruit, Aleurites moluccana.