"Whītī" meaning in Maori

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Proper name

Etymology: Borrowed from Fijian Viti, from Proto-Central Pacific *viti "east, sunrise". Compare Maori rāwhiti (“east”) and Maori whiti (“to spring up”) Etymology templates: {{bor|mi|fj|Viti}} Fijian Viti, {{cog|mi|rāwhiti||east}} Maori rāwhiti (“east”), {{cog|mi|whiti||to spring up}} Maori whiti (“to spring up”) Head templates: {{head|mi|proper noun|head=}} Whītī, {{mi-proper noun}} Whītī
  1. Fiji (a country and archipelago of over 300 islands in Melanesia in Oceania) Categories (place): Countries, Countries in Oceania, Fiji, Islands
    Sense id: en-Whītī-mi-name-Q0amTuY2 Categories (other): Maori entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Maori entries with incorrect language header: 55 45
  2. Fijian
    Sense id: en-Whītī-mi-name-~Gy9ZvdI Categories (other): Maori entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Maori entries with incorrect language header: 55 45

Download JSON data for Whītī meaning in Maori (2.5kB)

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        "4": "to spring up"
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  "etymology_text": "Borrowed from Fijian Viti, from Proto-Central Pacific *viti \"east, sunrise\".\nCompare Maori rāwhiti (“east”) and Maori whiti (“to spring up”)",
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