Fijian edit

Etymology edit

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

Noun edit

tuitui

  1. 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

  1. to sew

Tongan edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-Oceanic *tuRi-tuRi.

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

tuitui

  1. candlenut tree and fruit, Aleurites moluccana.