vahine

See also: vahiné and vähine

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Tahitian vahine (“woman”).

Noun

vahine (plural vahines)

Synonym of wahine: A Polynesian woman.

Anagrams

have in, heavin'

Rapa Nui

Etymology

Borrowed from Tahitian vahine (“woman”), from Proto-Polynesian *fafine.

Adjective

vahine

female

Derived terms

Tahitian

Etymology

From Proto-Polynesian *fafine.

Noun

vahine

woman

Descendants

→ English: vahine
→ French: vahiné
→ Rapa Nui: vahine

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