"whiwhi" meaning in Maori

See whiwhi in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Etymology: From Proto-Nuclear Polynesian *fifi (“entangled, confused” – compare with Tahitian fifi “chain”) related to Proto-Oceanic *pisi (“bind up, tie up, wind round, wrap” – compare with Tongan fihi “tangled, intricate, complicated”, Samoan fisi “to entwine” and Fijian vici “to bind, to coil”) Etymology templates: {{inh|mi|poz-pnp-pro|*fifi}} Proto-Nuclear Polynesian *fifi, {{cog|ty|fifi}} Tahitian fifi, {{inh|mi|poz-oce-pro|*pisi}} Proto-Oceanic *pisi, {{cog|to|fihi}} Tongan fihi, {{cog|sm|fisi}} Samoan fisi, {{cog|fj|vici}} Fijian vici Head templates: {{head|mi|adjective|head=}} whiwhi, {{mi-adj}} whiwhi
  1. entangled, knotted
    Sense id: en-whiwhi-mi-adj-5VYUMIWh Categories (other): Maori entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Maori entries with incorrect language header: 28 22 16 8 3 12 11 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 18 18 22 5 0 20 17 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 20 20 20 2 0 22 17
  2. complex, complicated Synonyms: matatini, manganga
    Sense id: en-whiwhi-mi-adj-hNLuMYsE Categories (other): Maori entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Maori entries with incorrect language header: 28 22 16 8 3 12 11 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 18 18 22 5 0 20 17 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 20 20 20 2 0 22 17
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

Etymology: From Proto-Nuclear Polynesian *fifi (“entangled, confused” – compare with Tahitian fifi “chain”) related to Proto-Oceanic *pisi (“bind up, tie up, wind round, wrap” – compare with Tongan fihi “tangled, intricate, complicated”, Samoan fisi “to entwine” and Fijian vici “to bind, to coil”) Etymology templates: {{inh|mi|poz-pnp-pro|*fifi}} Proto-Nuclear Polynesian *fifi, {{cog|ty|fifi}} Tahitian fifi, {{inh|mi|poz-oce-pro|*pisi}} Proto-Oceanic *pisi, {{cog|to|fihi}} Tongan fihi, {{cog|sm|fisi}} Samoan fisi, {{cog|fj|vici}} Fijian vici Head templates: {{head|mi|noun||{{{pl}}}|head=}} whiwhi, {{mi-noun}} whiwhi
  1. fat covering entrails Derived forms: powhiwhi, whakawhiwhi, whiwhinga, whīwhiwhi
    Sense id: en-whiwhi-mi-noun-yYGHFbGU Categories (other): Maori entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Maori entries with incorrect language header: 28 22 16 8 3 12 11 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 18 18 22 5 0 20 17 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 20 20 20 2 0 22 17
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Verb

Etymology: From Proto-Nuclear Polynesian *fifi (“entangled, confused” – compare with Tahitian fifi “chain”) related to Proto-Oceanic *pisi (“bind up, tie up, wind round, wrap” – compare with Tongan fihi “tangled, intricate, complicated”, Samoan fisi “to entwine” and Fijian vici “to bind, to coil”) Etymology templates: {{inh|mi|poz-pnp-pro|*fifi}} Proto-Nuclear Polynesian *fifi, {{cog|ty|fifi}} Tahitian fifi, {{inh|mi|poz-oce-pro|*pisi}} Proto-Oceanic *pisi, {{cog|to|fihi}} Tongan fihi, {{cog|sm|fisi}} Samoan fisi, {{cog|fj|vici}} Fijian vici Head templates: {{head|mi|verb|||||||||f1accel-form=passive|f2accel-form=passive|f3accel-form=passive|f4accel-form=passive|head=}} whiwhi, {{mi-verb}} whiwhi
  1. to wind round, to fasten Synonyms: rawe
    Sense id: en-whiwhi-mi-verb-cTiZMQOa
  2. to wrap around Synonyms: rawe
    Sense id: en-whiwhi-mi-verb-HdgbD~XF
  3. to encircle
    Sense id: en-whiwhi-mi-verb-1ULvGsTg Categories (other): Maori entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Maori entries with incorrect language header: 28 22 16 8 3 12 11 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 18 18 22 5 0 20 17 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 20 20 20 2 0 22 17
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Verb

Etymology: Likely from whai “to possess, to pursue, to lay hold of” via conflation with reduplicated from whaiwhai. Head templates: {{head|mi|verb|||||||||f1accel-form=passive|f2accel-form=passive|f3accel-form=passive|f4accel-form=passive|head=}} whiwhi, {{mi-verb}} whiwhi
  1. to acquire, to possess Synonyms: whai
    Sense id: en-whiwhi-mi-verb-Yg3z4-d5 Categories (other): Maori entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Maori entries with incorrect language header: 28 22 16 8 3 12 11 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 18 18 22 5 0 20 17 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 20 20 20 2 0 22 17
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2
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  "etymology_text": "From Proto-Nuclear Polynesian *fifi (“entangled, confused” – compare with Tahitian fifi “chain”) related to Proto-Oceanic *pisi (“bind up, tie up, wind round, wrap” – compare with Tongan fihi “tangled, intricate, complicated”, Samoan fisi “to entwine” and Fijian vici “to bind, to coil”)",
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        "entangled, knotted"
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          "knotted",
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        {
          "word": "matatini"
        },
        {
          "word": "manganga"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "whiwhi"
}

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    {
      "word": "powhiwhi"
    },
    {
      "word": "whakawhiwhi"
    },
    {
      "word": "whiwhinga"
    },
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      "word": "whīwhiwhi"
    }
  ],
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      },
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    {
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      },
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      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "fj",
        "2": "vici"
      },
      "expansion": "Fijian vici",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Proto-Nuclear Polynesian *fifi (“entangled, confused” – compare with Tahitian fifi “chain”) related to Proto-Oceanic *pisi (“bind up, tie up, wind round, wrap” – compare with Tongan fihi “tangled, intricate, complicated”, Samoan fisi “to entwine” and Fijian vici “to bind, to coil”)",
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      "args": {
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      "expansion": "whiwhi",
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      "args": {},
      "expansion": "whiwhi",
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  ],
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    {
      "glosses": [
        "fat covering entrails"
      ],
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        [
          "entrails",
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        ]
      ]
    }
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}

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  "etymology_number": 2,
  "etymology_text": "Likely from whai “to possess, to pursue, to lay hold of” via conflation with reduplicated from whaiwhai.",
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    {
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        "10": "",
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        "4": "",
        "5": "",
        "6": "",
        "7": "",
        "8": "",
        "9": "",
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      "expansion": "whiwhi",
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        "to acquire, to possess"
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        {
          "word": "whai"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "whiwhi"
}

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