Wīwī

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Maori

FWOTD – 14 July 2013
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Etymology

From French oui, oui (“yes, yes”).

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Wīwī

  1. France (a country in Western Europe)
    • 1878 June 22, Te Wananga, page 310:
      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.
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