"sui" meaning in Fijian

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Noun

Forms: sui-na [canonical]
Etymology: From Proto-Central Pacific *sui, from Proto-Oceanic *suRi (“bone”). Etymology templates: {{inh|fj|poz-oce-pro|*suRi||bone}} Proto-Oceanic *suRi (“bone”) Head templates: {{head|fj|noun|head=sui-na}} sui-na
  1. (anatomy) bone (component of a skeleton)
    Sense id: en-sui-fj-noun-SnwggZCw Categories (other): Anatomy, Skeleton Disambiguation of Skeleton: 100 0 Topics: anatomy, medicine, sciences
  2. (by extension, botany) midrib (strengthened vein down the middle of a flower petal or simple leaf or leaflet) Tags: broadly
    Sense id: en-sui-fj-noun-WTZSJUKh Categories (other): Botany, Fijian entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Fijian entries with incorrect language header: 16 84 Topics: biology, botany, natural-sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: sa lauti koya ena sui ni kena (english: hoist by one's own petard; the fishbone in his/her food got caught in his/her own throat) [idiomatic, literally], sui ni gata (english: club moss (genus Lycopodium); snake bones) [literally], sui tu (english: backbone, spine; plot (of a story), suidromo (english: too thin, not filled-out appropriately), suisuia (english: bony, very skinny), suivotu (english: very skinny, bones showing), vakasuina (english: barbed, bitter (of speech))
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      "translation": "hoist by one's own petard; the fishbone in his/her food got caught in his/her own throat",
      "word": "sa lauti koya ena sui ni kena"
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      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "english": "club moss (genus Lycopodium); snake bones",
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      "word": "sui ni gata"
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      "english": "backbone, spine; plot (of a story",
      "translation": "backbone, spine; plot (of a story",
      "word": "sui tu"
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      "english": "too thin, not filled-out appropriately",
      "translation": "too thin, not filled-out appropriately",
      "word": "suidromo"
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      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "english": "bony, very skinny",
      "translation": "bony, very skinny",
      "word": "suisuia"
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      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "english": "very skinny, bones showing",
      "translation": "very skinny, bones showing",
      "word": "suivotu"
    },
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      "_dis1": "0 0",
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          "english": "S/he choked on the fishbone.",
          "text": "E ora ena sui ni ika.",
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          "english": "The midrib of the leaf is strong.",
          "text": "Na sui ni drauna e kaukauwa.",
          "translation": "The midrib of the leaf is strong.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
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      "english": "hoist by one's own petard; the fishbone in his/her food got caught in his/her own throat",
      "tags": [
        "idiomatic",
        "literally"
      ],
      "translation": "hoist by one's own petard; the fishbone in his/her food got caught in his/her own throat",
      "word": "sa lauti koya ena sui ni kena"
    },
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      "english": "club moss (genus Lycopodium); snake bones",
      "tags": [
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      "translation": "club moss (genus Lycopodium); snake bones",
      "word": "sui ni gata"
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      "translation": "backbone, spine; plot (of a story",
      "word": "sui tu"
    },
    {
      "english": "too thin, not filled-out appropriately",
      "translation": "too thin, not filled-out appropriately",
      "word": "suidromo"
    },
    {
      "english": "bony, very skinny",
      "translation": "bony, very skinny",
      "word": "suisuia"
    },
    {
      "english": "very skinny, bones showing",
      "translation": "very skinny, bones showing",
      "word": "suivotu"
    },
    {
      "english": "barbed, bitter (of speech)",
      "translation": "barbed, bitter (of speech)",
      "word": "vakasuina"
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  "lang_code": "fj",
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          "english": "S/he choked on the fishbone.",
          "text": "E ora ena sui ni ika.",
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      ],
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      ],
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          "english": "The midrib of the leaf is strong.",
          "text": "Na sui ni drauna e kaukauwa.",
          "translation": "The midrib of the leaf is strong.",
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      ],
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