Wahine Definition

wä-hēnē, -nā
noun
A Polynesian woman, esp. of Hawaii.
Webster's New World
A woman surfer.
American Heritage

Origin of Wahine

  • Maori wahine (“woman"), from Proto-Polynesian *fafine.

    From Wiktionary

  • Hawaiian from Proto-Polynesian fafine

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

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