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tui

[ too-ee ]

noun

  1. a black New Zealand honey eater, Prosthemadera novaeseelandiae, having a patch of white feathers on each side of the throat, sometimes tamed as a pet.


tui

/ ˈtuːɪ /

noun

  1. a New Zealand honeyeater, Prosthemadera novaeseelandiae , having a glossy bluish-green plumage with white feathers at the throat: it mimics human speech and the songs of other birds


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Word History and Origins

Origin of tui1

First recorded in 1825–35, tui is from the Maori word tūī

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Word History and Origins

Origin of tui1

from Māori

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Example Sentences

Soldiers when going to war call on Tui for help, and they like to begin a battle on Tuesday.

Ut sub anathemate cogam te in regulas servandi corpusculi tui.

Omnem conditionem imperii tui, statumque provinci demonstravit mihi Tratorius.

A reach of soil near Mburembasanga was reclaimed by order of the former Roko-tui-ndreketi, and planted regularly by his vassals.

Roko Tui Tailevu asked that the land should be registered in the name of the tenants subject to his rights as overlord.

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