ukia

Bingham: Hiram Bingham, A Gilbertese-English Dictionary (1908, 1953). American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions.
Sabatier: Ernest Sabatier, M.S.C., Dictionnaire Gilbertin-Français (1954), translated by Sr. M. Oliva as Gilbertese-English Dictionary (1971). South Pacific Commission Publications Bureau.

Bingham

úkiaa

n. inner end of a single pandanus fruit or nut.

ukia

n. ukian te iri n tou: the nonedible end of drupe or segment of pandanus fruit.

vt. ukiaea: take away, to reject this when eating.