wiri

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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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 Old Norse við, from Proto-Germanic *wiþjō.

Noun

wi´rĭ f (definite singular wi´rjă, definite plural wīrjĕn)

1. withe

Alternative forms

• wirj
• virj
• gverj