Maori

Proper noun

Wīwī

1. France
   • TW 22/6/1878:310/2, as cited in Te Aka Māori Dictionary:

     Ā ko Wīwī e minamina ana ki te mea i a ia kia ea ai tana mate i te Tiamana.

     France wished to avenge its defeat by the Germans.

Noun

Wīwī

1. Frenchman; the French

Adjective

Wīwī

1. French

Derived terms

• Kaiana Wīwī ‎(“French Guiana”)
• pīne-ā-Wīwī ‎(“French bean”)

Maori

Noun

wīwī

1. sea rush, clubrush

Etymology 2

Noun

wīwī

1. (with wāwā) somewhere; hither and thither