wahine
See also: wāhine
English
Etymology
Borrowed from Maori and Hawaiian wahine (“woman”), from Proto-Polynesian *fafine.
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /wɑːˈhiːnɪ/
- (US) IPA(key): /wɑˈhineɪ/, /wɑˈhini/
- Rhymes: -iːni, -iːneɪ
Noun
wahine (plural wahines)
- A Polynesian or Maori woman.
- 2005, Thomas Lisanti, Hollywood Surf and Beach Movies: The First Wave, 1959–1969, McFarland & Company, page 224,
- One Way Wahine was the next beach movie, after Ride the Wild Surf, to be filmed on the sands of Hawaii. It was marketed to the teenage audience as a beach movie but it is a more serious look at the seamy side of Hawaii and the surf bums and one way wahines who go there to make a quick buck.
- 2007, Michael A. Herr, The Old Queen's Treasure, Lulu.com, page 106,
- The photographs showed a very plain-looking, very young wahine.
- 2007, Kay L. McDonald, Heart in Custody, iUniverse, page 40,
- Cowboy applauded his pupils and turned to the audience. “Give these two wahines a round, folks. They've been good sports.”
- 2005, Thomas Lisanti, Hollywood Surf and Beach Movies: The First Wave, 1959–1969, McFarland & Company, page 224,
- (surfing) A female surfer.
Anagrams
- Anhwei
Bunama
Etymology
Ultimately from Proto-Polynesian *fafine. This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /waɣine/
Noun
wahine
- woman
Further reading
- Malcolm Ross, Proto Oceanic and the Austronesian Languages of Western Melanesia, Pacific Linguistics, series C-98 (1988)
Duau
Etymology
Ultimately from Proto-Polynesian *fafine. This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.
Noun
wahine
- woman
Further reading
- Malcolm Ross, Proto Oceanic and the Austronesian Languages of Western Melanesia, Pacific Linguistics, series C-98 (1988)
Hawaiian
Etymology
From Proto-Polynesian *fafine.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /waˈhi.ne/, [ʋəˈhine]
Noun
wahine (irregular plural wāhine)
- woman, female
- (by extension) wife
Descendants
- → English: wahine (with Maori wahine)
Maori
Etymology
From Proto-Polynesian *fafine.
Noun
wahine (irregular plural wāhine)
- woman
Descendants
- → English: wahine (with Hawaiian wahine)