whiti

Maori

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɸi.ti/, [fi.ti]

Etymology 1

Verb

whiti

  1. to be alarmed
Derived terms
  • mawhiti (“glance quickly”)

Noun

whiti

  1. shock, alarm, fright

Etymology 2

From Proto-Polynesian *fiti (“fillip, turn over”), from Proto-Austronesian *bitik (“jerk up”).

Verb

whiti (passive whitia)

  1. (transitive) to exchange, transfer, swap
  2. (intransitive) to cross over to reach the other side
Derived terms

Noun

whiti

  1. crossbeam, crossbar

Etymology 3

From Proto-Polynesian *fiti (“to rise (of the sun, etc.)”). Cognate with Hawaiian hiki, Tahitian hiti.

Verb

whiti (passive whitikina or whitingia or whitia or whitikia)

  1. to shine (of the sun)
Derived terms

Noun

whiti

  1. shining

Etymology 4

Noun

whiti

  1. verse, stanza, paragraph, clause

Etymology 5

English wheat

Noun

whiti

  1. wheat

Etymology 6

English fit

Noun

whiti

  1. fitness

Verb

whiti

  1. to be fit

References

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