"wī" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [Hawaiian]

Head templates: {{head|haw|noun}} wī
  1. famine
    Sense id: en-wī-haw-noun-G8Dp3y8i
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun [Hawaiian]

Head templates: {{head|haw|noun}} wī
  1. squeak; any high shrill sound
    Sense id: en-wī-haw-noun-aAjwA9VJ Categories (other): Sounds Disambiguation of Sounds: 6 45 25 5 19
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Noun [Hawaiian]

Etymology: From Proto-Polynesian *wii (cognate with Rarotongan vī, Tahitian vī, Samoan vī, Tongan vī and Fijian wi) from Proto-Central Pacific *wii from Proto-Oceanic *quʀis. Etymology templates: {{inh|haw|poz-pol-pro|*wii}} Proto-Polynesian *wii, {{cog|rar|vī}} Rarotongan vī, {{cog|ty|vī}} Tahitian vī, {{cog|sm|vī}} Samoan vī, {{cog|to|vī}} Tongan vī, {{cog|fj|wi}} Fijian wi, {{inh|haw|poz-oce-pro|*quʀis}} Proto-Oceanic *quʀis Head templates: {{head|haw|noun}} wī
  1. Spondias dulcis, ambarella or Otaheite apple Derived forms: wī ʻawaʻawa, tamarind
    Sense id: en-wī-haw-noun-lFUqKVyL Categories (other): Hawaiian entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Sumac family plants Disambiguation of Hawaiian entries with incorrect language header: 3 31 55 2 9 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 3 16 69 3 10 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 3 29 59 2 7 Disambiguation of Sumac family plants: 8 23 38 7 24
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 3

Noun [Hawaiian]

Etymology: From English vee Etymology templates: {{bor|haw|en|vee}} English vee Head templates: {{head|haw|noun}} wī
  1. The name of the Latin-script letter V/v.
    Sense id: en-wī-haw-noun-iQdgKlD3 Categories (other): Latin letter names
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 4

Verb [Hawaiian]

Head templates: {{head|haw|verb}} wī
  1. (intransitive) to squeal, tinkle Tags: intransitive
    Sense id: en-wī-haw-verb-dbR1wWuV
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

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          "word": "wī ʻawaʻawa"
        },
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        }
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        "Spondias dulcis, ambarella or Otaheite apple"
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          "Spondias dulcis",
          "Spondias dulcis#Translingual"
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          "ambarella",
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          "Otaheite apple",
          "Otaheite apple"
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      "expansion": "English vee",
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    }
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        "famine"
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        "squeak; any high shrill sound"
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          "squeak",
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        "to squeal, tinkle"
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      "word": "tamarind"
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      "args": {
        "1": "fj",
        "2": "wi"
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      "expansion": "Fijian wi",
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    },
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        "1": "haw",
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        "Spondias dulcis, ambarella or Otaheite apple"
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          "Spondias dulcis#Translingual"
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  "word": "wī"
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