"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

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

Noun [English]

IPA: /wɑːˈhiːnɪ/ [UK], /wɑˈhineɪ/ [US], /wɑˈhini/ [US] 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. Categories (topical): People
    Sense id: en-wahine-en-noun-VLBoxnvY Disambiguation of People: 58 42
  2. (surfing) A female surfer. Categories (topical): Surfing, Female
    Sense id: en-wahine-en-noun-DI8eEVKl Disambiguation of Female: 2 98 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 17 83 Topics: hobbies, lifestyle, sports, surfing

Noun [Hawaiian]

IPA: /waˈhi.ne/, [ʋəˈhi.ne] Forms: wāhine [irregular, plural]
Etymology: From Proto-Polynesian *fafine. Etymology templates: {{inh|haw|poz-pol-pro|*fafine}} Proto-Polynesian *fafine Head templates: {{head|haw|noun|irregular plural|wāhine}} wahine (irregular plural wāhine)
  1. woman, female Categories (topical): Female
    Sense id: en-wahine-haw-noun-PuuM7Va~ Disambiguation of Female: 95 5 Categories (other): Hawaiian entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Hawaiian entries with incorrect language header: 50 50
  2. (by extension) wife Tags: broadly
    Sense id: en-wahine-haw-noun-nVKjyOTW Categories (other): Hawaiian entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Hawaiian entries with incorrect language header: 50 50
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Categories (topical): People
Disambiguation of People: 0 0

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 Categories (topical): Female, People
    Sense id: en-wahine-mi-noun-zy5b~x7w Categories (other): Maori entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/wɑːˈhiːnɪ/",
      "tags": [
        "UK"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/wɑˈhineɪ/",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/wɑˈhini/",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-iːni"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-iːneɪ"
    }
  ],
  "word": "wahine"
}

{
  "categories": [
    "Hawaiian entries with incorrect language header",
    "Hawaiian lemmas",
    "Hawaiian nouns",
    "Hawaiian terms derived from Proto-Polynesian",
    "Hawaiian terms inherited from Proto-Polynesian",
    "Hawaiian terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "haw:Female",
    "haw:People"
  ],
  "descendants": [
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "en",
            "2": "wahine",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ English: wahine",
          "name": "desc"
        },
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "mi",
            "2": "wahine"
          },
          "expansion": "wahine",
          "name": "l"
        },
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "with Maori wahine"
          },
          "expansion": "(with Maori wahine)",
          "name": "q"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ English: wahine (with Maori wahine)"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "haw",
        "2": "poz-pol-pro",
        "3": "*fafine"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Polynesian *fafine",
      "name": "inh"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Proto-Polynesian *fafine.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "wāhine",
      "tags": [
        "irregular",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "haw",
        "2": "noun",
        "3": "irregular plural",
        "4": "wāhine"
      },
      "expansion": "wahine (irregular plural wāhine)",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Hawaiian",
  "lang_code": "haw",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "woman, female"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "woman",
          "woman#English"
        ],
        [
          "female",
          "female#English"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "wife"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "wife",
          "wife#English"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(by extension) wife"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "broadly"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/waˈhi.ne/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ʋəˈhi.ne]"
    }
  ],
  "word": "wahine"
}

{
  "descendants": [
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "en",
            "2": "wahine",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ English: wahine",
          "name": "desc"
        },
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "haw",
            "2": "wahine"
          },
          "expansion": "wahine",
          "name": "l"
        },
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "with Hawaiian wahine"
          },
          "expansion": "(with Hawaiian wahine)",
          "name": "q"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ English: wahine (with Hawaiian wahine)"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "mi",
        "2": "poz-pol-pro",
        "3": "*fafine"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Polynesian *fafine",
      "name": "inh"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Proto-Polynesian *fafine.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "wāhine",
      "tags": [
        "irregular",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "mi",
        "2": "noun",
        "3": "irregular plural",
        "4": "wāhine",
        "head": ""
      },
      "expansion": "wahine (irregular plural wāhine)",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "pl": "wāhine"
      },
      "expansion": "wahine (irregular plural wāhine)",
      "name": "mi-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Maori",
  "lang_code": "mi",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Maori entries with incorrect language header",
        "Maori lemmas",
        "Maori nouns",
        "Maori terms derived from Proto-Polynesian",
        "Maori terms inherited from Proto-Polynesian",
        "mi:Female",
        "mi:People"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "woman"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "woman",
          "woman#English"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "wahine"
}

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