ruʻi

See also: Appendix:Variations of "rui"

Tahitian

Noun

ruʻi

  1. (archaic) night
    Synonym: pō

Usage notes

Archaic; used only in Tahitian translations of the Bible.

It was used to avoid the naming taboo around pō, which was used from a nickname, "Pō-mare", of a Tahitian king.

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