Wīwī

See also: wiwi and wīwī

Māori

FWOTD – 14 July 2013

Etymology

From French oui, oui (yes, yes).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈwiːwiː/ [ˈwiːwiː]

Proper noun

Wīwī

  1. France (a country located primarily in Western Europe)
    • 1878 June 22, Te Wananga, volume 5, number 25, page 310, column 2:
      A ko Wiwi e minamina ana ki te mea i a ia kia ea ai tana mate i te Tiamana.
      [Ā ko Wīwī e minamina ana ki te mea i a ia kia ea ai tana mate i te Tiamana]
      France wishes to avenge its defeat by the Germans.

Noun

Wīwī

  1. Frenchman; the French

Adjective

Wīwī

  1. French

Derived terms

References

  • Wīwī” in John C. Moorfield, Te Aka: Maori–English, English–Maori Dictionary and Index, 3rd edition, Longman/Pearson Education New Zealand, 2011, →ISBN.