wī

See also: Wī, wi, WI, wi', w/i, and .wi

Hawaiian

Etymology 1

Noun

wī

1. famine

Etymology 2

Noun

wī

1. squeak; any high shrill sound

Verb

wī

1. (intransitive) to squeal, tinkle

Etymology 3

From Proto-Polynesian *wī, cognate with Fijian wi and Tongan vī.

Noun

wī

1. Spondias dulcis, ambarella or Otaheite apple.

Derived terms

• wī ʻawaʻawa, tamarind

Etymology 4

Noun

wī

1. The name of the Latin-script letter 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