WiFi

See also: Wi-Fi, wi-fi, and wifi

English

Noun

WiFi (countable and uncountable, plural WiFis)

1. Alternative spelling of Wi-Fi.

Verb

WiFi (third-person singular simple present WiFis, present participle WiFi-ing, simple past and past participle WiFied)

1. Alternative form of Wi-Fi.
   • 2003, The Information Management Journal - Volume 37, Issues 1-5, page 17:

     A WiFi-ing We Will Go ?

   • 2017 July 5, Derek Abraham, “Vivo, Oppo, IPL, and the Chinese invasion of cricket”, in The Hindu:

     Just like the aforementioned consumer and durable products made their way into the remotest parts of the country, the smartphones are 4G-ing and WiFi-ing their way into the hamlets today.

   • 2020 January 20, Linda Harris, “EGCC making plans for the future”, in The Steubenville Herald Star:

     But during the past three capital bills, we’ve probably spent more than $5 million on laboratories, the Gator Center (updates), fully WiFi-ing the campus and campus security,” a $500,000 card-based system for faculty and students.

Chinese

Alternative forms

• wifi (wāifài)
• 歪ㄈㄞˋ (wāifài) — Taiwan

Etymology

Borrowed from English WiFi.

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): wāifài

  (Zhuyin): ㄨㄞ ㄈㄞˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): waai¹ faai¹

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: wāifài
    • Zhuyin: ㄨㄞ ㄈㄞˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: waifài
    • Wade–Giles: wai¹-fai⁴
    • Yale: wāi-fài
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: uaifay
    • Palladius: вайфай (vajfaj)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /waɪ̯⁵⁵ faɪ̯⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: waai¹ faai¹
    • Yale: wāai fāai
    • Cantonese Pinyin: waai¹ faai¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: wai¹ fai¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /waːi̯⁵⁵ faːi̯⁵⁵/

Noun

WiFi

1. (networking, informal) Wi-Fi

   Synonyms: (Taiwan) 無線網路 / 无线网路 (wúxiàn wǎnglù), (Mainland China, Hong Kong) 無線網絡 / 无线网络 (wúxiàn wǎngluò)

Derived terms

• wifi蛋 (waai¹ faai¹ daan^6-2) (Cantonese)

Portuguese

Noun

WiFi m or f (usually uncountable, plural WiFis)

1. alternative spelling of wi-fi