wī
See also: Wī, wi, WI, wi', w/i, and .wi
Hawaiian
Noun
wī
- famine
Noun
wī
- squeak; any high shrill sound
Verb
wī
- (intransitive) to squeal, tinkle
Etymology 3
From Proto-Polynesian *wī, cognate with Fijian wi and Tongan vī.
Noun
wī
- Spondias dulcis, ambarella or Otaheite apple.
Derived terms
- wī ʻawaʻawa, tamarind
Noun
wī
- The name of the Latin-script letter V.
References
- Pukui, Mary Kawena; Elbert, Samuel H. (1986), “wī”, in Hawaiian Dictionary, revised & enlarged edition, Honolulu, HI: University of Hawai'i Press, →ISBN, page 384-5