weo
Translingual
Etymology
Clipping of English Wemale with o as a placeholder.
Symbol
weo
See also
- Wiktionary’s coverage of Wemale terms
'Are'are
Verb
weo
- be tired
References
- Kateřina Naitoro, A Sketch Grammar of 'Are'are: The Sound System and Morpho-Syntax (2013)
Hawaiian
Etymology
From Proto-Eastern Polynesian *weo (“copper”). Cognate with Rarotongan weo (“brass or copper”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈwe.o/, [ˈʋɛ.jo]
Noun
weo
- redness
- dried banana bark
Verb
weo
- (intransitive) to blush
Derived terms
- hāweo (“glowing”)
- nōweo (“bright”)
- ʻōweo (“to redden”)
Further reading
- weo in Combined Hawaiian Dictionary, at trussel2.com.
Middle English
Pronoun
weo
- (West Midlands) alternative form of we (“we”)