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Fijian
Etymology
From Proto-Oceanic *tuRi-tuRi; cognate with Tongan tuitui and Hawaiian kukui.
Noun
tuitui
- candlenut tree and fruit, Aleurites moluccana.
References
- Gatty, Ronald (2009) “tuitui”, in Fijian-English Dictionary, Suva, Fiji: Ronald Gatty, →ISBN, page 277
Maori
Etymology
Reduplication of tui from Proto-Polynesian *tui (“to thread on string”)[1][2] from Proto-Oceanic *tuRi₁ from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *tuhuR (“to string together”) (compare with Tagalog tuhog).[2][3] Proto-Polynesian form might also be influenced by Proto-Oceanic *tuRi-tuRi (“candlenut”), in which the canoe plant died out in New Zealand's cold climate – compare relationship of Tahitian tui and tutuʻi, Hawaiian kui and kukui.[4]
Verb
tuitui
- to sew
References
- ^ Tregear, Edward (1891) Maori-Polynesian Comparative Dictionary, Wellington, New Zealand: Lyon and Blair, pages 546-7
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Ross Clark and Simon J. Greenhill, editors (2011), “tui”, in POLLEX-Online: The Polynesian Lexicon Project Online
- ^ Ross, Malcolm D., Pawley, Andrew, Osmond, Meredith (1998) The lexicon of Proto-Oceanic, volume 1: Material Culture, Canberra: Australian National University, →ISBN, pages 263-4
- ^ Whistler, Art (2011 June) “Plants of the Canoe People”, in Lucy Cranwell Lecture for 2011, pages 6-7
Further reading
- “tuitui” in John C. Moorfield, Te Aka: Maori–English, English–Maori Dictionary and Index, 3rd edition, Longman/Pearson Education New Zealand, 2011, →ISBN.
Tongan
Etymology
From Proto-Oceanic *tuRi-tuRi.
Pronunciation
Noun
tuitui
- candlenut tree and fruit, Aleurites moluccana.