wī

See also: Wī, wi, WI, wi', w/i, and .wi

Hawaiian

Noun

wī

  1. famine

Noun

wī

  1. squeak; any high shrill sound

Verb

wī

  1. (intransitive) to squeal, tinkle

Etymology 3

From Proto-Polynesian *wī, cognate with Fijian wi and Tongan vī.

Noun

wī

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

Noun

wī

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

References
  • Ross Clark and Simon J. Greenhill, editors (2011), “wii”, in POLLEX-Online: The Polynesian Lexicon Project Online‎
  • Pukui, Mary Kawena; Elbert, Samuel H. (1986), “wī”, in Hawaiian Dictionary, revised & enlarged edition, Honolulu, HI: University of Hawai'i Press, →ISBN, page 384-5
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