Etymology

tui

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Today it means: A species of honeyeater, Prosthemadera novaeseelandiae, a bird which is endemic to New Zealand. Full definition →

First used early 19th c.Māori tūī
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  1. Māori · borrowed fromtūī
  2. English todaytui

Borrowed from Māori tūī.

First known use, by meaning

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

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.