Wee

Borrowed from Hokkien 黃／黄 (Ûiⁿ), etc.

Wee (countable and uncountable, plural Wees)

1. A surname.

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Wee is the 19,865^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 1353 individuals. Wee is most common among Asian/Pacific Islander (71.54%) and White individuals (21.8%).

• Wee Waa

• EWE, eew, Ewe, ewe

From Middle High German wëge, plural and dative singular of wëc(h), from Old High German weg, from Proto-Germanic *wegaz. Cognate with German Weg, Dutch weg, English way, Danish vej.

The Middle High German nominative/accusative singular would have yielded Luxembourgish *Wech as in ewech (“away”). The new plural Weeër was secondarily derived from Wee.

• IPA^(key): [veː]
• Rhymes: -eː

Wee m (plural Weeër)

1. way (set of directions that one follows)

   Géi mol op d’Säit, du stees mer am Wee!

   Move aside please, you’re standing in my way.

2. path (track smaller or less developed than a street/road)

   Synonym: Pad

From Middle Low German wēwe, from Old Saxon *wēwo, from Proto-Germanic *waiwô.

Wee n (plural Weeen)

1. pain, ache, hurting

Borrowed from English Wee, from Hokkien 黃 / 黄 (Ûiⁿ) or 魏 (Gūi). Doublet of Ng, Uy, Wong, Hwang, and Huang.

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˈwi/ [ˈwɪ]
• Rhymes: -i
• Syllabification: Wee

Wee (Baybayin spelling ᜏᜒ)

1. a Chinese Filipino surname from Hokkien