tuitui
Fijian edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Oceanic *tuRi-tuRi; cognate with Tongan tuitui and Hawaiian kukui.
Noun edit
tuitui
- candlenut tree and fruit, Aleurites moluccana.
References edit
- Gatty, Ronald (2009) “tuitui”, in Fijian-English Dictionary, Suva, Fiji: Ronald Gatty, →ISBN, page 277
Maori edit
Verb edit
tuitui
- to sew
Tongan edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Oceanic *tuRi-tuRi.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
tuitui
- candlenut tree and fruit, Aleurites moluccana.