waiwai

Hawaiian

Etymology

Reduplication of wai (“fresh water”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /vajˈvaj/, [ʋɐjˈʋɐj]

(rapid speech) IPA^(key): [ʋɛjˈʋɛj]

Verb

waiwai

(stative) rich

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