wati

See also: Wati and wat̪i

Cebuano

Noun

wati

earthworm

Fijian

Noun

wati

spouse
husband, bridegroom, groom (wati tagane, to specify of the male sex)
wife, bride (wati alewa, to specify of the female sex)
consort
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

Romanization of ꦮꦠꦶ

Maltese

Root
w-t-j
7 terms

Etymology

From Arabic وَاطِئ (wāṭiʔ).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈwaː.tɪ/

Adjective

wati (feminine singular watja, plural watjin)

flat, level

Maori

Etymology

Borrowed from English watch.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /wa.ti/, [wɐ.ti]

Noun

wati

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

earthworm

Pitjantjatjara

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈwati/, [ˈwɐtɪ]

Noun

wati

man, particularly one who has been initiated
husband

Adverb

wati

across

Swahili

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Etymology

Borrowed from English watt.

Noun

wati class IX (plural wati class X)

watt

Tausug

Verb

wati (Sulat Sūg spelling وَتِ)

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

Derived terms

Ternate

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [ˈwa.ti]

Verb

wati

to pick vegetables

Conjugation

Conjugation of *wati*
		singular	plural
		singular	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

man