wati

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See also: Wati and wat̪i

Cebuano

Noun

wati

  1. earthworm

Fijian

Noun

wati

  1. spouse
  2. husband, bridegroom, groom (wati tagane, to specify of the male sex)
  3. wife, bride (wati alewa, to specify of the female sex)
  4. consort
  5. brother-in-law, sister-in-law

Usage notes

The word wati is used to signify "brother-in-law" or "sister-in-law" only when the person is the opposite sex of the antecedent person being referred to. For a woman's sister-in-law, one should use dauve. For a man's brother-in-law, one should used tavale.

Javanese

Romanization

wati

  1. Romanization of ꦮꦠꦶ

Maltese

Root
w-t-j
7 terms

Etymology

From Arabic وَاطِئ (wāṭiʔ).

Pronunciation

Adjective

wati (feminine singular watja, plural watjin)

  1. flat, level

Maori

Etymology

Borrowed from English watch.

Pronunciation

Noun

wati

  1. watch
    Synonym: matawā

References

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

Masbatenyo

Noun

wati

  1. earthworm

Pitjantjatjara

Pronunciation

Noun

wati

  1. man, particularly one who has been initiated
  2. husband

Adverb

wati

  1. across

Swahili

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Etymology

Borrowed from English watt.

Noun

wati (n class, plural wati)

  1. watt

Ternate

Pronunciation

Verb

wati

  1. to pick vegetables

Conjugation

Conjugation of wati
Singular Plural
Inclusive Exclusive
1st towati fowati miwati
2nd nowati niwati
3rd Masculine owati iwati, yowati†
Feminine mowati
Neuter iwati
† - archaic

References

  • Rika Hayami-Allen (2001) A descriptive study of the language of Ternate, the northern Moluccas, Indonesia, University of Pittsburgh

Warlpiri

Noun

wati

  1. man
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