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Wahine

2 stages from Hawaiian/Maori to English.

Today it means a woman, particularly used in Hawaiian and Maori contexts
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Stage 1 of 2
wahine
Hawaiian/Maori · ancient
"a woman"
the general word for woman across Polynesian languages
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Stage 2 of 2
wahine
English · 1800s
"a woman, especially in Polynesian contexts"
adopted directly into Hawaiian and New Zealand English
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