tulivae

Tokelauan

Te tulivae (1).

Etymology

From Proto-Polynesian *turi-qi-waqe. Cognates include Tongan tuʻivaʻe and Samoan tulivae.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [tu.li.ˈva.e]
• Hyphenation: tu‧li‧va‧e

Noun

tulivae

1. knee

Verb

tulivae

1. (transitive) to knee (push with a knee)

Derived terms

• tulimanu

 

References

• R. Simona, editor (1986), Tokelau Dictionary‎^[1], Auckland: Office of Tokelau Affairs, page 408