wīwī

See also: wiwi and Wīwī

Hawaiian

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /wiːˈwiː/, [ʋiːˈʋiː]

Verb

wīwī(stative)

  1. thin, slender
  2. bony, emaciated

Derived terms

Further reading

Maori

Etymology 1

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

Noun

wīwī

  1. sea rush, clubrush

Etymology 2

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

Noun

wīwī

  1. (with wāwā) somewhere; hither and thither