tutuʻi

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Tahitian

Etymology

From Proto-Oceanic *tuRi-tuRi (cognate with Tongan tuitui and Fijian tuitui).[1][2][3] Sense of lighting action from the use of skewered nuts on coconut ribs to make torches, probably influenced by tui (to strung); see also relationship of Hawaiian kui and kukui.

Noun

tutuʻi

  1. Aleurites moluccana, the candlenut tree and fruit

Verb

tutuʻi

  1. to light up or turn on a lamp

References

  1. ^ Ross Clark and Simon J. Greenhill, editors (2011), “tui-tui.2”, in POLLEX-Online: The Polynesian Lexicon Project Online
  2. ^ Pukui, Mary Kawena, Elbert, Samuel H. (1986) “kukui”, in Hawaiian Dictionary, revised & enlarged edition, Honolulu, HI: University of Hawai'i Press, →ISBN, pages 177-8
  3. ^ Ross, Malcolm D., Pawley, Andrew, Osmond, Meredith (2008) The lexicon of Proto-Oceanic, volume 3: Plants, Canberra: Australian National University, →ISBN, page 404

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