wiri

Barngarla

Pronunciation

Noun

wiriCategory:Barngarla lemmas#WIRICategory:Barngarla nouns#WIRICategory:Barngarla entries with incorrect language header#WIRICategory:Pages with entries#WIRICategory:Pages with 6 entries#WIRI

  1. shoulder

References

Chichewa

Numeral

wiriCategory:Chichewa lemmas#WIRICategory:Chichewa numerals#WIRICategory:Chichewa entries with incorrect language header#WIRICategory:Pages with entries#WIRICategory:Pages with 6 entries#WIRI

  1. two
Category:Chichewa cardinal numbers#WIRI

Dutch

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

Possibly borrowed from Sranan TongoCategory:Dutch terms borrowed from Sranan Tongo#WIRICategory:Dutch terms derived from Sranan Tongo#WIRI wiwiri.

Noun

wiri m (plural wiri's, diminutive wirietje n)Category:Dutch lemmas#WIRICategory:Dutch nouns#WIRICategory:Dutch nouns with plural in -s#WIRICategory:Dutch nouns with red links in their headword lines#WIRICategory:Dutch entries with incorrect language header#WIRICategory:Dutch masculine nouns#WIRICategory:Pages with entries#WIRICategory:Pages with 6 entries#WIRI

  1. (slangCategory:Dutch slang#WIRI) marijuana, weed

Etymology 2

Compare wiri-wiri.

Noun

wiri m (plural wiri's, no diminutive)Category:Dutch lemmas#WIRICategory:Dutch nouns#WIRICategory:Dutch nouns with plural in -s#WIRICategory:Dutch nouns with red links in their headword lines#WIRICategory:Dutch entries with incorrect language header#WIRICategory:Dutch masculine nouns#WIRICategory:Pages with entries#WIRICategory:Pages with 6 entries#WIRI

  1. a scraper ideophone made of a metal bar, traditionally used in music from Curaçao

Hadza

Etymology

From BantuCategory:Hadza terms derived from Bantu languages#WIRI; cf. Nyaturu mw-iri.

Pronunciation

Noun

wiri m (masc. plural wiribii, fem. wiriko, fem. plural wiribee)Category:Hadza lemmas#WIRICategory:Hadza nouns#WIRICategory:Hadza entries with incorrect language header#WIRICategory:Hadza masculine nouns#WIRICategory:Pages with entries#WIRICategory:Pages with 6 entries#WIRI (Note: the form after a determiner is wiri)

  1. root (masc. = a thin root, fem. = a tuber)
Category:hts:Plants#WIRI

Māori

Etymology

Category:Māori terms derived from Proto-Oceanic#WIRICategory:Māori terms inherited from Proto-Oceanic#WIRI

From Proto-PolynesianCategory:Māori terms inherited from Proto-Polynesian#WIRICategory:Māori terms derived from Proto-Polynesian#WIRI *wili. Cognates include Hawaiian wili and Samoan vili.

Pronunciation

Verb

wiri (passive wiria or wirihia)Category:Māori lemmas#WIRICategory:Māori verbs#WIRICategory:Māori entries with incorrect language header#WIRICategory:Pages with entries#WIRICategory:Pages with 6 entries#WIRI

  1. (transitiveCategory:Māori transitive verbs#WIRI) to bore, twist, drill
  2. (intransitiveCategory:Māori intransitive verbs#WIRI) to tremble, shiver, shudder

Derived terms

Noun

wiriCategory:Māori lemmas#WIRICategory:Māori nouns#WIRICategory:Māori entries with incorrect language header#WIRICategory:Pages with entries#WIRICategory:Pages with 6 entries#WIRI

  1. gimlet, auger, drill, screwdriver, anything for boring holes
  2. (musicCategory:mi:Music#WIRI) 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)

Further reading

  • “wiri” in John C. Moorfield, Te Aka: Maori–English, English–Maori Dictionary and Index, 3rd edition, Longman/Pearson Education New Zealand, 2011, →ISBN.

Sranan Tongo

Etymology

Borrowed from DutchCategory:Sranan Tongo terms borrowed from Dutch#WIRICategory:Sranan Tongo terms derived from Dutch#WIRI wiel.

Noun

wiriCategory:Sranan Tongo lemmas#WIRICategory:Sranan Tongo nouns#WIRICategory:Sranan Tongo entries with incorrect language header#WIRICategory:Pages with entries#WIRICategory:Pages with 6 entries#WIRI

  1. wheel, gear
Category:Barngarla lemmas Category:Barngarla nouns Category:Barngarla terms with IPA pronunciation Category:Chichewa cardinal numbers Category:Chichewa lemmas Category:Chichewa numerals Category:Dutch lemmas Category:Dutch masculine nouns Category:Dutch nouns Category:Dutch nouns with plural in -s Category:Dutch nouns with red links in their headword lines Category:Dutch slang Category:Dutch terms borrowed from Sranan Tongo Category:Dutch terms derived from Sranan Tongo Category:Dutch terms with IPA pronunciation Category:Hadza lemmas Category:Hadza masculine nouns Category:Hadza nouns Category:Hadza terms derived from Bantu languages Category:Hadza terms with IPA pronunciation Category:Māori intransitive verbs Category:Māori lemmas Category:Māori nouns Category:Māori terms derived from Proto-Oceanic Category:Māori terms derived from Proto-Polynesian Category:Māori terms inherited from Proto-Oceanic Category:Māori terms inherited from Proto-Polynesian Category:Māori terms with IPA pronunciation Category:Māori transitive verbs Category:Māori verbs Category:Pages with 6 entries Category:Pages with entries Category:Sranan Tongo lemmas Category:Sranan Tongo nouns Category:Sranan Tongo terms borrowed from Dutch Category:Sranan Tongo terms derived from Dutch Category:hts:Plants Category:mi:Music