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English

Etymology

Borrowed from Quechua tumi.

Noun

tumi (plural tumis)

1. (archaeology) A ceremonial axe used by some Incan and pre-Incan cultures of South America.
   • 1979, Alberto Rex González, Pre-Columbian Metallurgy in Northwest Argentina: Historical Development and Cultural Process, Elizabeth P. Benson (editor), Pre-Columbian Metallurgy of South America, Conference Proceedings, page 177,

     The tumis are characterized by a metal handle, which can be bent at the free end or may have an ornament in the form of a button or a zoomorphic head; they also have a curved, sharp blade edge, forming a semicircle or half-moon. […] The archaeological associations of the tumis found in Argentina indicate that these objects all had an Inca origin.

   • 2002, Thomas B. F. Cummins, Toasts with the Inca: Andean Abstraction and Colonial Images on Quero Vessels, page 18,

     For instance, he makes sure that the reader is aware that the weapons taken by the Inca army, tumis, are ritual weapons used for the ritual hunt and slaughter of llamas.

   • 2004, Richard L. Burger, Lucy C. Salazar, Catalogue, Richard L. Burger, Lucy C. Salazar (editors), Machu Picchu: Unveiling the Mystery of the Incas, page 193,

     Decorated tumis such as this one may have been used for ceremonial purposes, although their utilization on more mundane occasions should not be ruled out.

Anagrams

• muti

Quechua

Pronunciation

• (Cusco) IPA^(key): /?tu.mi/

Noun

tumi

1. (historical) tumi (a ceremonial golden axe used by the pre-Columbian peoples of Peru)
2. scalpel (small knife used in surgical procedures)
3. (neologism) a small instrument used by bakers to scrape and collect flour

Declension

Synonyms

• (scalpel): sirk'ana
• (instrument used by bakers): k'isuna

Derived terms

• tumiy

References

• “tumi” in Academia Mayor de la Lengua Quechua (2006) Diccionario quechua-español-quechua, 2nd edition, Cusco: Edmundo Pantigozo.

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Maori t??.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation, General American) IPA^(key): /?tu?i/
• (General New Zealand) IPA^(key): /?t??i?/

Noun

tui (plural tui or tuis)

1. A species of honeyeater, Prosthemadera novaeseelandiae, a bird which is endemic to New Zealand. [from early 19th c.]

   Synonyms: mockingbird, (both archaic) parson bird, poë, (both obsolete) poë-bird

Translations

References

Further reading

• tui (bird) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Prosthemadera novaeseelandiae on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
• Prosthemadera novaeseelandiae on Wikispecies.Wikispecies

Anagrams

• I-tu, ITU, Tiu, UTI

Daai Chin

Etymology

From Proto-Sino-Tibetan *m-t(w)?j-n ~ m-ti-s (“water”). Cognate to S'gaw Karen ?? (h?ee).

Noun

tui

1. water

References

• Helga So-Hartmann, A descriptive grammar of Daai Chin (2009)

Fijian

Noun

tui

1. king
2. principal chief

Hrangkhol

Etymology

From Proto-Sino-Tibetan *m-t(w)?j-n ~ m-ti-s (“water”). Cognate to S'gaw Karen ?? (h?ee).

Noun

tui

1. water

References

• Trisha Borgohain (2017), Hrangkhol Nam Chonga Irchuna Lekhabu: A Learner's Book on the Hrangkhol Language, p.86, Centre for Endangered Languages, Tezpur University

Khumi Chin

Etymology

From Proto-Kuki-Chin *tuy, from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *t?y (“water”). Cognates include Mandarin ? (tì) and S'gaw Karen ?? (h?ee).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tui??/

Noun

tui

1. water

Derived terms

References

• K. E. Herr (2011) The phonological interpretation of minor syllables, applied to Lemi Chin?^[1], Payap University, page 44

Latin

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /?tu.i?/, [?t?ui?]
• (Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /?tu.i/, [?t?u?i]

Pronoun

tu?

1. genitive singular of t?

Adjective

tu?

1. masculine nominative plural of tuus
2. masculine genitive singular of tuus
3. neuter genitive singular of tuus
4. masculine vocative plural of tuus

Mandarin

Romanization

tui

1. Nonstandard spelling of tu?.
2. Nonstandard spelling of tuí.
3. Nonstandard spelling of tu?.
4. Nonstandard spelling of tuì.

Usage notes

• English transcriptions of Mandarin speech often fail to distinguish between the critical tonal differences employed in the Mandarin language, using words such as this one without the appropriate indication of tone.

Min Nan

Mizo

Etymology

From Proto-Sino-Tibetan *m-t(w)?j-n ~ m-ti-s (“water”). Cognate to S'gaw Karen ?? (h?ee).

Noun

tui

1. water
2. any liquid

Verb

tui

1. to flow

Ralte

Etymology

From Proto-Sino-Tibetan *m-t(w)?j-n ~ m-ti-s (“water”). Cognate to S'gaw Karen ?? (h?ee).

Noun

tui

1. water

Further reading

• Kosei Otsuka, A Basic Vocabulary and a Text of the Ralte Language (2016)

Rapa Nui

Verb

tui

1. sew

Rohingya

Etymology

From Bengali.

Pronoun

tui

1. you (singular)

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?twi/, [?t?wi]

Noun

tui m (plural tuis)

1. tweet (post of Twitter)

Swahili

Pronunciation

Noun

tui (ma class, no plural)

1. coconut milk

Tahitian

Noun

tui

1. earache
2. otitis

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

• (Hà N?i) IPA^(key): [tuj??]
• (Hu?) IPA^(key): [tuj??]
• (H? Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [tuj??]

Noun

tui

1. (colloquial, sometimes humorous, especially used among close friends along with ông or bà) Central Vietnam and Southern Vietnam form of tôi

Usage notes

• Unlike its alternative form tôi, tui is not considered formal and can be seen used regularly by Central and Southern Vietnamese speakers.

Zou

Etymology

From Proto-Kuki-Chin *tuy, from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *t?y (“water”). Cognates include Khumi Chin tui and Chinese ? (tì).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tui???/

Noun

tùi

1. water

References

• Lukram Himmat Singh (2013) A Descriptive Grammar of Zou, Canchipur: Manipur University, page 64