wiri

wiri

1. two

• IPA^(key): /ˈʋi.ri/
• Hyphenation: wi‧ri

Possibly borrowed from Sranan Tongo wiwiri.

wiri m (plural wiri's, diminutive wirietje n)

1. (slang) marijuana, weed

Compare wiri-wiri.

wiri m (plural wiri's)

1. A scraper ideophone made of a metal bar, traditionally used in music from Curaçao.

wiri

1. to bore, twist, drill
2. to tremble, shiver, shudder

wiri

1. gimlet, auger, drill, screwdriver, anything for boring holes
2. (music) trembling of the hands in Maori singing to indicate the interface between the mind and the body (the wiri represents the shimmering of the ocean water, the heat waves rising from the ground, the wind rustling the tree leaves)

Borrowed from Dutch wiel.

wiri

1. wheel, gear

From Old Norse við, from Proto-Germanic *wiþjō.

wi´rĭ f (definite singular wi´rjă, definite plural wīrjĕn)

1. withe

• wirj
• virj
• gverj