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Hawaiian
Etymology 1
Noun
wī
- famine
Etymology 2
Noun
wī
- squeak; any high shrill sound
Verb
wī
- (intransitive) to squeal, tinkle
Etymology 3
From Proto-Polynesian *wī, cognate with Fijian wi and Tongan vī.
Noun
wī
- Spondias dulcis, ambarella or Otaheite apple
Derived terms
Etymology 4
Noun
wī
- The name of the Latin-script letter V/v.
References
- Ross Clark and Simon J. Greenhill, editors (2011), “wii”, in POLLEX-Online: The Polynesian Lexicon Project Online
- Pukui, Mary Kawena, Elbert, Samuel H. (1986) “wī”, in Hawaiian Dictionary, revised & enlarged edition, Honolulu, HI: University of Hawai'i Press, →ISBN, pages 384-5