The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary

Value tui

Language:
Tongan
Parameter:
put in, insert, e.g. hand into pocket, or thread into needle; to thread (needle, beads, etc.); make by threading (as a necklace); to stab, pierce, gore; thing for threading with, such as the small forked stick used for threading sennit when reeding a house; put on, wear (clothes) [debe92fee0ba72ff8e5371d9539e7772]
References
Churchward 1959