tuich

Palauan

Etymology

From Proto-Micronesian *sulu, from Proto-Oceanic *suluq, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *suluq. Cognate with Cebuano sulo, Tagalog sulo, Malay suluh, and Marshallese til. Resemblance to English torch is coincidental, and solely orthographical.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /tuiʔ/

Noun

tuich

  1. torch

References

  • tuich in Palauan Language Online: Palauan-English Dictionary, at tekinged.com.
  • tuich in Palauan-English Dictionary, at trussel2.com.
  • tuich in Lewis S. Josephs, Edwin G. McManus, Masa-aki Emesiochel (1977) Palauan-English Dictionary, University Press of Hawaii, →ISBN, page 332.
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