wī

See also: Appendix:Variations of "wi"

Hawaiian

Etymology 1

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Noun

wī

  1. famine

Etymology 2

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Noun

wī

  1. squeak; any high shrill sound

Verb

wī

  1. (intransitive) to squeal, tinkle

Etymology 3

From Proto-Polynesian *wii (cognate with Rarotongan vī, Tahitian vī, Samoan vī, Tongan vī and Fijian wi)[1][2] from Proto-Central Pacific *wii from Proto-Oceanic *quʀis.[3]

Noun

wī

  1. Spondias dulcis, ambarella or Otaheite apple
Derived terms
  • wī ʻawaʻawa, tamarind

References

  1. ^ Pukui, Mary Kawena, Elbert, Samuel H. (1986) “wī”, in Hawaiian Dictionary, revised & enlarged edition, Honolulu, HI: University of Hawai'i Press, →ISBN, pages 384-5
  2. ^ Ross Clark and Simon J. Greenhill, editors (2011), “wii”, in “POLLEX-Online: The Polynesian Lexicon Project Online”, in Oceanic Linguistics, volume 50, number 2, pages 551-559
  3. ^ Ross, Malcolm D., Pawley, Andrew, Osmond, Meredith (2008) The lexicon of Proto-Oceanic, volume 3: Plants, Canberra: Australian National University, →ISBN, pages 345-6

Etymology 4

From English vee

Noun

wī

  1. The name of the Latin-script letter V/v.
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