"kukui" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

IPA: /kuˈku.i/ Forms: kukuis [plural]
Etymology: From Hawaiian kukui. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|haw|kukui}} Hawaiian kukui Head templates: {{en-noun}} kukui (plural kukuis)
  1. (Hawaii) Aleurites moluccana, the candlenut tree. Tags: Hawaii Categories (lifeform): Polynesian canoe plants, Spurges

Noun [Hawaiian]

Etymology: From Proto-Oceanic *tuRi-tuRi (cognate with Tongan tuitui and Fijian tuitui). Sense of light comes from the nut's oily properties sought after as a source of fuel for torches. Etymology templates: {{der|haw|poz-oce-pro|*tuRi-tuRi}} Proto-Oceanic *tuRi-tuRi, {{cog|to|tuitui}} Tongan tuitui, {{cog|fj|tuitui}} Fijian tuitui Head templates: {{head|haw|noun|head=}} kukui, {{haw-noun}} kukui
  1. Aleurites moluccana, the candlenut tree and fruit Categories (lifeform): Polynesian canoe plants, Spurges, Trees
    Sense id: en-kukui-haw-noun-2eGbJPtD Disambiguation of Polynesian canoe plants: 85 15 Disambiguation of Spurges: 88 12 Disambiguation of Trees: 89 11 Categories (other): Hawaiian entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Hawaiian entries with incorrect language header: 96 4
  2. torch, light, lamp
    Sense id: en-kukui-haw-noun-4lGlCqzO

Noun [Proto-Japonic]

Head templates: {{head|jpx-pro|noun}} *kukui
  1. stalk, stem Tags: reconstruction
    Sense id: en-kukui-jpx-pro-noun-d2aCiupb Categories (other): Proto-Japonic entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for kukui meaning in All languages combined (5.9kB)

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