"wahine" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [Bunama]

IPA: /waɣine/
Etymology: Ultimately from Proto-Polynesian *fafine. Etymology templates: {{der|bdd|poz-pol-pro|*fafine}} Proto-Polynesian *fafine Head templates: {{head|bdd|noun}} wahine
  1. woman
    Sense id: en-wahine-bdd-noun-zy5b~x7w Categories (other): Bunama entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 5 entries, Pages with entries

Noun [Duau]

Etymology: Ultimately from Proto-Polynesian *fafine. Etymology templates: {{der|dva|poz-pol-pro|*fafine}} Proto-Polynesian *fafine Head templates: {{head|dva|noun}} wahine
  1. woman
    Sense id: en-wahine-dva-noun-zy5b~x7w Categories (other): Duau entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 5 entries, Pages with entries

Noun [English]

IPA: /wɑːˈhiːnɪ/ [UK], /wɑˈhineɪ/ [US], /wɑˈhini/ [US] Audio: En-us-wahine2.oga , En-us-wahine.oga Forms: wahines [plural]
Rhymes: -iːni, -iːneɪ Etymology: Borrowed from Maori and Hawaiian wahine (“woman”), from Proto-Polynesian *fafine. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|mi|-}} Maori, {{bor|en|haw|wahine||woman}} Hawaiian wahine (“woman”), {{der|en|poz-pol-pro|*fafine}} Proto-Polynesian *fafine Head templates: {{en-noun}} wahine (plural wahines)
  1. A Polynesian or Maori woman.
    Sense id: en-wahine-en-noun-VLBoxnvY
  2. (surfing) A female surfer.
    Sense id: en-wahine-en-noun-DI8eEVKl Categories (other): Surfing, English entries with incorrect language header, Female Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 6 94 Disambiguation of Female: 0 100 Topics: hobbies, lifestyle, sports, surfing
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Categories (other): People Disambiguation of People: 0 0

Noun [Hawaiian]

IPA: /waˈhi.ne/, [ʋəˈhi.ne] Forms: wāhine [irregular, plural]
Etymology: From Proto-Polynesian *fafine, from Proto-Austronesian *bahi (“woman”). Etymology templates: {{inh|haw|poz-pol-pro|*fafine}} Proto-Polynesian *fafine, {{inh|haw|map-pro|*bahi|t=woman}} Proto-Austronesian *bahi (“woman”) Head templates: {{head|haw|noun|irregular plural|wāhine}} wahine (irregular plural wāhine)
  1. woman, female
    Sense id: en-wahine-haw-noun-PuuM7Va~ Categories (other): Female people Disambiguation of Female people: 42 0 12 0 43 4 0
  2. (by extension) wife Tags: broadly
    Sense id: en-wahine-haw-noun-nVKjyOTW
  3. (card games) queen
    Sense id: en-wahine-haw-noun-qcPB92dF Categories (other): Card games, Female people Disambiguation of Female people: 42 0 12 0 43 4 0 Topics: card-games, games
  4. (as a title) Mrs
    Sense id: en-wahine-haw-noun-2U5GK6Kc

Verb [Hawaiian]

IPA: /waˈhi.ne/, [ʋəˈhi.ne]
Etymology: From Proto-Polynesian *fafine, from Proto-Austronesian *bahi (“woman”). Etymology templates: {{inh|haw|poz-pol-pro|*fafine}} Proto-Polynesian *fafine, {{inh|haw|map-pro|*bahi|t=woman}} Proto-Austronesian *bahi (“woman”) Head templates: {{head|haw|verb}} wahine
  1. female, feminine Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-wahine-haw-verb-90zpgC05 Categories (other): Female people Disambiguation of Female people: 42 0 12 0 43 4 0
  2. to become a woman
    Sense id: en-wahine-haw-verb-9~5GqONC
  3. to take a wife
    Sense id: en-wahine-haw-verb-7Mr~pHzG Categories (other): Pages with 5 entries, Pages with entries, Hawaiian entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Pages with 5 entries: 4 22 1 1 14 15 4 3 37 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 2 19 1 1 14 22 2 1 38 Disambiguation of Hawaiian entries with incorrect language header: 1 1 19 25 5 3 47
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: hoʻowahine (english: causative/simulative) Related terms: kamahine (english: girl), luahine (english: old woman)

Noun [Maori]

Forms: wāhine [irregular, plural]
Etymology: From Proto-Polynesian *fafine. Etymology templates: {{inh|mi|poz-pol-pro|*fafine}} Proto-Polynesian *fafine Head templates: {{head|mi|noun|irregular plural|wāhine|head=}} wahine (irregular plural wāhine), {{mi-noun|pl=wāhine}} wahine (irregular plural wāhine)
  1. woman
    Sense id: en-wahine-mi-noun-zy5b~x7w Categories (other): Maori entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 5 entries, Pages with entries, Female people

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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          "text": "One Way Wahine was the next beach movie, after Ride the Wild Surf, to be filmed on the sands of Hawaii. It was marketed to the teenage audience as a beach movie but it is a more serious look at the seamy side of Hawaii and the surf bums and one way wahines who go there to make a quick buck.",
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      "ipa": "/wɑˈhini/",
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      "rhymes": "-iːni"
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      "rhymes": "-iːneɪ"
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}

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      "ipa": "[ʋəˈhi.ne]"
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      "english": "causative/simulative",
      "translation": "causative/simulative",
      "word": "hoʻowahine"
    }
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      "english": "girl",
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      "word": "kamahine"
    },
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      "english": "old woman",
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      "word": "luahine"
    }
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    {
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        "to take a wife"
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      "ipa": "/waˈhi.ne/"
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      "ipa": "[ʋəˈhi.ne]"
    }
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}

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}

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