wiri

Chichewa

Numeral

wiri

1. two

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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.

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Hadza

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /wiɺi/

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)

Etymology

• Bantu, cf. Nyaturu mw-iri

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Maori

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)

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Sranan Tongo

Etymology

Borrowed from Dutch wiel.

Noun

wiri

1. wheel, gear

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Westrobothnian

Etymology

From , from .

Noun

1. withe