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wati

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See also: Wati and wat̪i

Cebuano

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Noun

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wati

  1. earthworm

Fijian

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Noun

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wati

  1. spouse
  2. husband, bridegroom, groom (wati tagane, to specify of the male sex)
  3. wife, bride (wati alewa, to specify of the female sex)
  4. consort
  5. brother-in-law, sister-in-law

Usage notes

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The word wati is used to signify "brother-in-law" or "sister-in-law" only when the person is the opposite sex of the antecedent person being referred to. For a woman's sister-in-law, one should use dauve. For a man's brother-in-law, one should used tavale.

Javanese

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Romanization

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wati

  1. Romanization of ꦮꦠꦶ

Maltese

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Root
w-t-j
7 terms

Etymology

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From Arabic وَاطِئ (wāṭiʔ).

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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wati (feminine singular watja, plural watjin)

  1. flat, level

Maori

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Etymology

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Borrowed from English watch.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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wati

  1. watch
    Synonym: matawā

References

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  • wati” in John C. Moorfield, Te Aka: Maori–English, English–Maori Dictionary and Index, 3rd edition, Longman/Pearson Education New Zealand, 2011, →ISBN.

Masbatenyo

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Noun

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wati

  1. earthworm

Pitjantjatjara

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈwati/, [ˈwɐtɪ]

Noun

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wati

  1. man, particularly one who has been initiated
  2. husband

Adverb

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wati

  1. across

Swahili

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Etymology

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Borrowed from English watt.

Noun

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wati (n class, plural wati)

  1. watt

Tausug

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Verb

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wati (Sulat Sūg spelling وَتِ)

  1. copulate; to do or having sexual intercourse; sexual interaction
    Synonym: iyut

Derived terms

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Ternate

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Pronunciation

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Verb

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wati

  1. to pick vegetables

Conjugation

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Conjugation of wati
Singular Plural
Inclusive Exclusive
1st towati fowati miwati
2nd nowati niwati
3rd Masculine owati iwati, yowati
Feminine mowati
Neuter iwati
- archaic

References

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  • Rika Hayami-Allen (2001) A descriptive study of the language of Ternate, the northern Moluccas, Indonesia, University of Pittsburgh

Warlpiri

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Noun

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wati

  1. man