Knuckle; turi-rima, elbow; turi-va'e ankle (also just turi). Vanaga.

1. Knee. P Pau., Mgv., Ta.: turi, id. Mq.: tui, to bend. Turirima, elbow; turituku, to fall on the knee; turituri, dorsal fin G. Turituririma, elbow joint. Turiturivae, knee joint. Turivare, abscess at the knee.  Mgv.: turikopia, to walk with knees turned in and legs apart. Ta.: turiopa, weakness of the knees. 2. Pau.: turituri, noise, hubbub. Ta.: turituri, stunned with din. Mq.: tuitui, be still! Ma.: turituri, noise, uproar. 3. Ta.: turi, deaf. Mq.: tui, id. Sa.: tuli, id. Ma.: turi, id. Churchill.

Golden plover (rain bird), Tok. Oral Traditions.