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Tui

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Portuguese

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Catedral de Tui (Cathedral of Tui)

Etymology

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From Old Galician-Portuguese Tui, from Latin Tude.

Pronunciation

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  • Hyphenation: Tui

Proper noun

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Tui m

  1. Tui (a town in Galicia, Spain)
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Tokelauan

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Etymology

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From Proto-Polynesian *tuqi (king). Cognates include Tongan tui and Samoan tui. The original meaning was probably "chief" or "lord".

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ˈtu.i]
  • Hyphenation: Tu‧i

Proper noun

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Tui

  1. (mythology) A title used to refer to Tui Tokelau.

Derived terms

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References

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