wikiwiki
Hawaiian
Etymology
Reduplication of wiki, from Proto-Eastern Polynesian *witi (compare with Tahitian viti (“fast, rapid, alert”)).[1][2]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˌwi.kiˈwi.ki/, [ˌʋi.tiˈʋi.ti]
Descendants
- English: WikiWikiWeb → wiki
References
- Pukui, Mary Kawena, Elbert, Samuel H. (1986) “wikiwiki”, in Hawaiian Dictionary, revised & enlarged edition, Honolulu, HI: University of Hawai'i Press, →ISBN, page 385
- Ross Clark and Simon J. Greenhill, editors (2011), “witi”, in POLLEX-Online: The Polynesian Lexicon Project Online
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