-wi

Malay

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [-wi]
• Hyphenation: -wi

Suffix

-wi (Jawi spelling -وي)

1. (after vowels) Alternative form of -i.

   ‎manusia (“a human”) + ‎-wi → ‎manusiawi (“relating to humans”)

   ‎sejarah (“history”) + ‎-wi → ‎sejarawi (“historical”)

Ojibwe

Final

-wi

1. to be a certain kind of (animate) thing or being
2. to become a certain kind of (animate) thing or being

Usage notes

Final added to a noun stem to form a verb of being

Derived terms

• akiiwi
• anishinaabewi
• ikwezensiwi
• ininiiwi — he is a man

See also

• aawi
• -izi

References

• The Ojibwe People's Dictionary https://ojibwe.lib.umn.edu/word-part/wi-final

Ottawa

Suffix

-wi

1. to be (animate)

References

Jerry Randolph Valentine (2001) Nishnaabemwin Reference Grammar, University of Toronto, page 319