wati

See also: Wati and wat̪i

Cebuano

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *wati.

Noun

wati

1. earthworm

Fijian

Noun

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

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

Romanization

wati

1. romanization of ꦮꦠꦶ

Maltese

Root
w-t-j
7 terms

Etymology

From Arabic وَاطِئ (wāṭiʔ).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈwaː.tɪ/
• Rhymes: -aːtɪ

Adjective

wati (feminine singular watja, plural watjin)

1. flat, level

Maori

Etymology

Borrowed from English watch.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈwati/, [ˈwɐti]

Noun

wati

1. watch

   Synonym: matawā

References

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

Masbatenyo

Noun

wati

1. earthworm

Pitjantjatjara

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈwati/, [ˈwɐtɪ]

Noun

wati

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

Adverb

wati

1. across

Swahili

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Etymology

Borrowed from English watt.

Noun

wati class IX (plural wati class X)

1. watt

Tausug

Verb

wati (Sulat Sūg spelling وَتِ)

1. copulate; to do or having sexual intercourse; sexual interaction

   Synonym: iyut

Derived terms

• magwati
• muwati
• nagwati
• nagwawati
• pagwati

Ternate

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈwa.ti]

Verb

wati

1. to pick vegetables

Conjugation

Conjugation of wati

		singular	plural
			inclusive	exclusive
1st person		towati	fowati	miwati
2nd person		nowati	niwati
3rd person	masculine	owati	iwati yowati (archaic)
	feminine	mowati
	neuter	iwati

References

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

Warlpiri

Noun

wati

1. man