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wahine

wahine

See also: wāhine

English

Noun

wahine (plural wahines)

  1. A Polynesian or Maori woman

Hawaiian

Etymology

From Proto-Polynesian *fafine.

Noun

wahine (irregular plural wāhine)

  1. woman, female
  2. wife

Maori

Etymology

From Proto-Polynesian *fafine.

Noun

wahine (irregular plural wāhine)

  1. woman