fifine

Niuean

Etymology

From Proto-Polynesian *fafine, from Proto-Oceanic *papine, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *babinahi, from Proto-Austronesian *bahi. Compare Tongan fefine, Samoan fafine.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fi.ˈfi.ne/

Noun

fifine

1. woman

References

• Niue Language Dictionary (University of Hawaii at Manoa, 1997, →ISBN)