"whio" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: whios [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from Maori whio. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|mi|whio}} Maori whio Head templates: {{en-noun}} whio (plural whios)
  1. The blue duck (Hymenolaimus malacorhynchos) of New Zealand.
    Sense id: en-whio-en-noun-8I4HxgS0 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Ducks, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 60 3 34 3 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 47 2 49 2

Noun [Maori]

Etymology: From Proto-Nuclear Polynesian *fio (“whistle”). Cognate with Hawaiian hio (“blow in gusts”), Tahitian hio (“whistle”). Etymology templates: {{inh|mi|poz-pnp-pro|*fio|t=whistle}} Proto-Nuclear Polynesian *fio (“whistle”), {{cog|haw|hio|t=blow in gusts}} Hawaiian hio (“blow in gusts”), {{cog|ty|hio|t=whistle}} Tahitian hio (“whistle”) Head templates: {{head|mi|noun||{{{pl}}}|head=}} whio, {{mi-noun}} whio
  1. whistle Derived forms: whiowhio
    Sense id: en-whio-mi-noun--oKUiACk Categories (other): Sounds Disambiguation of Sounds: 34 37 29
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun [Maori]

Etymology: From the preceding. The call of the male blue duck is a high-pitched whistle. Head templates: {{head|mi|noun||{{{pl}}}|head=}} whio, {{mi-noun}} whio
  1. blue duck Derived forms: → English: whio
    Sense id: en-whio-mi-noun-ZrkmwHKo Categories (other): Pages with entries, Maori entries with incorrect language header, Ducks, Sounds Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 47 2 49 2 Disambiguation of Maori entries with incorrect language header: 7 88 6 Disambiguation of Ducks: 10 81 9 Disambiguation of Sounds: 34 37 29
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Verb [Maori]

Forms: whiotia [passive]
Etymology: From Proto-Nuclear Polynesian *fio (“whistle”). Cognate with Hawaiian hio (“blow in gusts”), Tahitian hio (“whistle”). Etymology templates: {{inh|mi|poz-pnp-pro|*fio|t=whistle}} Proto-Nuclear Polynesian *fio (“whistle”), {{cog|haw|hio|t=blow in gusts}} Hawaiian hio (“blow in gusts”), {{cog|ty|hio|t=whistle}} Tahitian hio (“whistle”) Head templates: {{head|mi|verb|passive|whiotia|||||||f1accel-form=passive|f2accel-form=passive|f3accel-form=passive|f4accel-form=passive|head=}} whio (passive whiotia), {{mi-verb|tia}} whio (passive whiotia)
  1. to whistle Derived forms: kōwhio (english: whistle) [verb]
    Sense id: en-whio-mi-verb-kaO~Y-Jd Categories (other): Sounds Disambiguation of Sounds: 34 37 29
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Inflected forms

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