wahine

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English [edit]

Etymology [edit]

Maori wahine (“woman”), from Proto-Polynesian *fafine.

Noun [edit]

wahine (plural wahines)

  1. A Polynesian or Maori woman

Hawaiian [edit]

Etymology [edit]

From Proto-Polynesian *fafine.

Noun [edit]

wahine (irregular plural wāhine)

  1. woman, female
  2. wife

Maori [edit]

Etymology [edit]

From Proto-Polynesian *fafine.

Noun [edit]

wahine

  1. woman
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