Wīwī

See also: wiwi and wīwī

Māori

FWOTD – 14 July 2013

Te haki o Wīwī

Etymology

From French oui, oui (“yes, yes”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈwiːwiː/ [ˈwiːwiː]

Proper noun

Wīwī

1. France (a country located primarily in Western Europe)
   • 1878 June 22, Te Wananga, volume 5, number 25, page 310, column 2:

     A ko Wiwi e minamina ana ki te mea i a ia kia ea ai tana mate i te Tiamana.

     [Ā ko Wīwī e minamina ana ki te mea i a ia kia ea ai tana mate i te Tiamana]

     France wishes to avenge its defeat by the Germans.

Noun

Wīwī

1. Frenchman; the French

Adjective

Wīwī

1. French

Derived terms

• Kaiana Wīwī (“French Guiana”)
• pīne-ā-Wīwī (“French bean”)

References

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