Wīwī
Maori
editEtymology
editFrom French oui, oui (“yes, yes”).
Pronunciation
editProper noun
editWīwī
- France (a country in Western Europe)
- 1878 June 22, Te Wananga, page 310:
- Ā ko Wīwī e minamina ana ki te mea i a ia kia ea ai tana mate i te Tiamana
- France wishes to avenge its defeat by the Germans.
Noun
editWīwī
Adjective
editWīwī
Derived terms
edit- Kaiana Wīwī (“French Guiana”)
- pīne-ā-Wīwī (“French bean”)