wi
Bingham
wi
n. a tooth, the mouth, an edge.
Sabatier
wi
n. (1) teeth <tooth>, mouth, beak, point, needle, blade, age judged from teeth;
see compound words.
ex.
- te moa ni wi: front teeth, incisors.
- te wi ni kamea, te katiti: canine teeth.
- te awai: molars.
- te ongong: wisdom teeth.
- win te kai: crane's beak.
- win te taba: knife blade.
idiom. te wi ra? what age?
ex.
- au wi: my age.
- e wi te tei: the child is teething.
- rouwi, kou-wi, routa, kouta te wi: to draw teeth.
- korea win te: dilute the strength (of a drink).
v. (2) cut short (a speech, song), to stop, to suspend...
idiom. e kakanoa wina: he has always something to say.
vt. moaniwia: to begin by saying that...
nanoniwia: to be always talking about the same thing.
nanoniwia: to be always talking about the same thing.
wi1
n. end, edge, border.
ex. win te bike: limit of beach when high tide recedes; ma.
ex. te wi n ie: corner of sail.
Topics: The body, Games, songs and dance