fafine
East Futuna
Etymology
From Proto-Polynesian *fafine.
Noun
fafine
- woman
Samoan
Etymology
From Proto-Polynesian *fafine, from Proto-Oceanic *papine, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *babinahi, from Proto-Austronesian *bahi.
Noun
fafine
- woman
Adjective
fafine
- female
Antonyms
- po'a
Saposa
Noun
fafine
- sibling of the opposite sex
Further reading
- Malcolm Ross, Proto Oceanic and the Austronesian Languages of Western Melanesia, Pacific Linguistics, series C-98 (1988)
- Ellen Louise Smith, A grammar of Papapana (2015) (in notes)
Tokelauan
Etymology
From Proto-Polynesian *fafine. Cognates include Tuvaluan fafine and Samoan fafine.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /fa.ˈfi.ne/
- Hyphenation: fa‧fi‧ne
Noun
fafine
- female, woman
References
- R. Simona, editor (1986) Tokelau Dictionary, Auckland: Office of Tokelau Affairs, page 57
Tongan
Etymology
From Proto-Polynesian *fafine.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /fa.fi.ne/
Noun
fafine
- woman
Tuvaluan
Etymology
From Proto-Polynesian *fafine.
Noun
fafine
- woman
Wallisian
Etymology
From Proto-Polynesian *fafine.
Noun
fafine
- woman