"nēnē" meaning in All languages combined

See nēnē on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: nēnēs [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} nēnē (plural nēnēs)
  1. Alternative form of nene. Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: nene
    Sense id: en-nēnē-en-noun-izlXvFEn Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 76 8 10 6 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 79 7 8 6

Noun [Hawaiian]

Etymology: From a reduplication of *ŋee (“squealing or screeching sound”). Compare Maori ngē (“screech”). Etymology templates: {{redup|poz-pep-pro|*ŋee|nocap=1|t=squealing or screeching sound}} reduplication of *ŋee (“squealing or screeching sound”), {{cog|mi|ngē|t=screech}} Maori ngē (“screech”) Head templates: {{head|haw|noun}} nēnē
  1. whimpering Derived forms: hoʻonēnē
    Sense id: en-nēnē-haw-noun-sj7ctOTz Categories (other): Proto-Eastern Polynesian reduplications Disambiguation of Proto-Eastern Polynesian reduplications: 61 39
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun [Hawaiian]

Etymology: Imitative of the bird’s call. Etymology templates: {{onom|haw|title=Imitative}} Imitative Head templates: {{head|haw|noun}} nēnē
  1. the nene or Hawaiian goose
    Sense id: en-nēnē-haw-noun-DWPAkXIu Categories (other): Hawaiian entries with incorrect language header, Hawaiian onomatopoeias, Geese Disambiguation of Hawaiian entries with incorrect language header: 8 87 6 Disambiguation of Hawaiian onomatopoeias: 3 95 3 Disambiguation of Geese: 40 52 8
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Verb [Hawaiian]

Etymology: From a reduplication of *ŋee (“squealing or screeching sound”). Compare Maori ngē (“screech”). Etymology templates: {{redup|poz-pep-pro|*ŋee|nocap=1|t=squealing or screeching sound}} reduplication of *ŋee (“squealing or screeching sound”), {{cog|mi|ngē|t=screech}} Maori ngē (“screech”) Head templates: {{head|haw|verb}} nēnē
  1. (intransitive) to chirp, to croak Tags: intransitive
    Sense id: en-nēnē-haw-verb-Wl0qrSfp
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Inflected forms

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