"wahine" meaning in Maori

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Noun

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

Download JSON data for wahine meaning in Maori (1.6kB)

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        {
          "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)"
    }
  ],
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      "name": "inh"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Proto-Polynesian *fafine.",
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    {
      "form": "wāhine",
      "tags": [
        "irregular",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      },
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      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "pl": "wāhine"
      },
      "expansion": "wahine (irregular plural wāhine)",
      "name": "mi-noun"
    }
  ],
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  "senses": [
    {
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        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Maori entries with incorrect language header",
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          ],
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        },
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          "orig": "mi:Female",
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            "Gender",
            "Biology",
            "Psychology",
            "Sociology",
            "Sciences",
            "Social sciences",
            "All topics",
            "Society",
            "Fundamental"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "topical",
          "langcode": "mi",
          "name": "People",
          "orig": "mi:People",
          "parents": [
            "Human",
            "All topics",
            "Fundamental"
          ],
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        }
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        "woman"
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      "links": [
        [
          "woman",
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        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
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}
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        {
          "args": {
            "1": "en",
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            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ English: wahine",
          "name": "desc"
        },
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "haw",
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          },
          "expansion": "wahine",
          "name": "l"
        },
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "with Hawaiian wahine"
          },
          "expansion": "(with Hawaiian wahine)",
          "name": "q"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ English: wahine (with Hawaiian wahine)"
    }
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        "plural"
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    }
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      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "pl": "wāhine"
      },
      "expansion": "wahine (irregular plural wāhine)",
      "name": "mi-noun"
    }
  ],
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      "categories": [
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        "Maori lemmas",
        "Maori nouns",
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