wiri

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Barngarla

Pronunciation

Noun

wiri

  1. shoulder

References

Chichewa

Numeral

wiri

  1. two

Dutch

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈʋi.ri/
  • Hyphenation: wi‧ri

Etymology 1

Possibly borrowed from Sranan Tongo wiwiri.

Noun

wiri m (plural wiri's, diminutive wirietje n)

  1. (slang) marijuana, weed

Etymology 2

Compare wiri-wiri.

Noun

wiri m (plural wiri's)

  1. A scraper ideophone made of a metal bar, traditionally used in music from Curaçao.

Hadza

Etymology

From Bantu; cf. Nyaturu mw-iri.

Pronunciation

Noun

wiri m (masc. plural wiribii, fem. wiriko, fem. plural wiribee) (Note: the form after a determiner is wiri)

  1. root (masc. = a thin root, fem. = a tuber)

Maori

Etymology

From Proto-Polynesian *wili. Cognates include Hawaiian wili and Samoan vili.

Verb

wiri

  1. to bore, twist, drill
  2. to tremble, shiver, shudder

Noun

wiri

  1. gimlet, auger, drill, screwdriver, anything for boring holes
  2. (music) trembling of the hands in Maori singing to indicate the interface between the mind and the body (the wiri represents the shimmering of the ocean water, the heat waves rising from the ground, the wind rustling the tree leaves)

Sranan Tongo

Etymology

Borrowed from Dutch wiel.

Noun

wiri

  1. wheel, gear
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