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wa    we    wi    wo    wu    

wa   vi. to flower or bear₁ fruit.

wa-   vt. to carry, to transport by hand. wahdo carry here wahla carry there. cf. [meing] ketiki.

wahda   vt. to carry, to take (something).

wad   1. vi. of mathematics, to multiply. 2. n. multiplication, multiplication table. – wadiki, vt.

pahn wadet   vi. coming, with reference to time or an event. I pahn koamoaldihsang doadoahk nan sounpwong pahn wadet. I will be retiring in the coming month.

wadehng   vt. to be counted among, to be included.

wadawad₁   1. vi. to read; to count. 2. n. numeral, number. – wadek₁, vt. cf. [meing] koadoaroapwe.

wadawad₂   adj. admired; famous. – wadek₂, vt.

wadek₁   vt. to read; to count. – wadawad₁, vi. cf. [meing] koadoaroapwehih.

wadek₂   vt. to admire. – wadawad₂, vi.

waderekerek   vi. to say something very fast; to rattle off sounds, as in one's sleep.

wadiki   vt. of mathematics, to multiply; to be counted among. – wad, vi.

wadilik   vi. to memorize, to know by heart. – wadilikih, vt.

wadilikih   vt. see wadilik.

waditik   vi. to be detailed.

wah   n3s. fruit, flower; offspring; result.

wahd   n. fish sp., puffer fish, Liosaccus cutaneus(?).

wahkahk   vi. to cackle loudly, of a hen.

wahkihla   vt. to depend on someone or something, to rely on, with ill consequences.

wahl₁   n. primary forest, jungle, forest, woods, area overgrown with trees.

wahl₂   slang. n. (3sg. wali) head.

wahleng   meing. vi. to be removed, of a lid, cover, top, etc. – wahlenge, vt. cf. wak₁.

wahlenge   meing. vt. to remove, of a lid, cover, top, etc. – wahleng, vi. cf. waka.

wahliniep   n. any woman in one's wife's clan except one that the wife calls mother; any man in one's husband's clan except one that the husband calls child.

wahloal   meing. vi. to gag. cf. uwako, wako.

wahn kasukuhl lap   n. an instructional goal.

wahn kasukuhl tik   n. an instructional objective.

wahn kikin eni, also wahn pehn eni.   n. an expression used to refer to breadfruit; literally 'fruit of the hands of spirits'.

wahn lih pirien   n. cousin, specifically the child of one's mother's sister.

wahn ohl pirien   n. cousin, specifically, the child of one's father's brother.

wahn pehn aramas   n. an expression used to refer to yams; literally, 'fruit of the hands of people', the fruit of human labor.

wahn pehn eni, also wahn kikin eni.   n. an expression used to refer to breadfruit; literally 'fruit of the hands of spirits'.

wahn rohs, also rohs.   n. flower, any flowering plant; rose. [rohs <Eng. rose]

wahn sahpw   n. agricultural product. Atail wahn sahpw akan me malaulau. Our agricultural products are very limited.

wahn sakau   n. a small kava branch suitable for planting.

wahn sehd   n. marine product. Atail wahn sehd akan kak mwomwla. Our marine products can be depleted.

wahnedi   n3s. offspring.

wahnmeimei   n. the name of one of the rear doors of a nahs, located on the left when facing the platform, used only by the Nahnmwarki.

wahnmwahng   1. n. the paternal clan of either one's mother or father. 2. vi. to be related in this way. – wahnmwahngih, vt.

wahnmwahngih   vt. see wahnmwahng.

wahnpei   n. pumice.

wahnpoaron   n. apostle; minister, one authorized to perform the sacraments.

wahnpwuro   n. original sin.

wahntal   n. plant spp., Mucuna gigantea, Canavalia rosea, and Strongylodon lucidus.

wahntuhke₁   n. fruit, flower.

wahntuhke₂   1. n. arithmetic, mathematics. 2. vi. to calculate. – wahntuhkeih, vt.

wahntuhkeih   vt. to calculate. – wahntuhke₂, vi.

wahr   n. (3sg. were) canoe, vehicle, vessel; spirit medium. cf. [meing] tehnwar, keleng.

wahr pei sakar   interj. a greeting used by the occupants of an arriving canoe.

wahrar   n. fish sp.

Wahrikidam   n. the emissary sent by Souiap to retrieve his pet bird; Wahrikidam was killed by Saumwin Kepinpil and his body formed the mountain in Kahmar in Nett.

wahriso   archaic. n. royal canoe.

wahsek   adj. of a hole or an opening, to be large enough so that something may pass through it.

Wahsinten   n. Washington (the state). [Eng.]

Wahsinten Dih Sih   n. Washington, D. C. [Eng.]

waht   vi. to bluster or storm about when angry or agitated. Pwutak sakawo wahtseli. The drunken boy stormed about.

wahu   n. valley; respect, honor; a kava ritual. cf. [meing] sakaradahn wahu.

wahwah   poss. cl. a possessive classifier used to characterize the relationship between a man and the children of any person he would call sister.

wai   vi. to sneak; to prowl, to move stealthily. Pwutako waila rehn serepeino pwohng. The boy went to see the girl last night in secret. – waine, vt.

waii₁   n. foreign lands, large lands beyond the horizon of Pohnpei.

waii₂   adj. slow moving. mpwei wai slow ball (in baseball).

waik   vt. to pull; to snatch; to stretch something.

wailes   1. n. wireless telegraph, telegram. 2. vi. to send a telegram. [Jap. waialesu < Eng. wireless]

wain   n. wine, champagne. [Eng.]

waine   vt. to sneak up to, to prowl about, to move stealthily to, to move about discreetly to. – wai, vi.

Waioming   n. Wyoming. [Eng.]

wair   n. bird sp., a land bird that flies and has a frightening call.

wairen kederlap   meing. n. royal bracelet. cf. luwou.

wairenieu, also waireniso.   1. meing. n. head garland. 2. meing. vi. to wear a head garland. cf. mwaramwar, elin kapwat.

wairenleng   meing. n. head garland of a Nahnmwarki, crown. Wairenleng wehwehki manaman en ninen Mwohnsapw. Wairenleng refers to the royal head garland that symbolizes the unlimited authority and power of the paramount chief (Mwohnsapw). cf. mwaramwar, elin kapwat.

waiseht   n. long sleeve shirt, of any color; white shirt. [Jap. waishatsu < Eng.]

Waiso   n. a legendary island, from which, according to some, the first Pohnpeians came.

wak₁   vi. to be removed, of a lid, cover, top, etc. – waka, vt. cf. [meing] wahleng.

wak₂   vt. to chop with an axe or machete, as foliage.

waka   vt. to remove, of a lid, cover, top, etc. – wak₁, vi. cf. [meing] wahlenge.

wakala   vi. to be frustrated; to be full from eating too much.

wakapw   n. fish sp., bluebanded surgeonfish, Acanthurus lineatus, normally found on the barrier reef.

wakar   n. (3sg. wekere) pubic hair. cf. [meing] winen pahnpwoal, limwinpohnsounpwopw.

wako, also uwako.   vi. to gag. cf. [meing] wahloal.

waku   n. embroidery hoop. [Jap. waku]

wal   adj. able to fly₂ far, of sihr₁ in the game peisihr.

walahileng   meing. n. residence of a Nahnmwarki; a large nahs.

walahilap   meing. n. firepit, fireplace, fire in the residence of a Soupeidi. cf. pehs₁.

walek   adj. large, of any opening.

welimwut   num. eight. see mwut₂.

walipit   num. eight. see pit₁.

waluh   num. eight. see -u.

wampwe   adj. putting on airs, showing off.

wanded   n. prostitute. [Eng. wanted]

wangawang   adj. wide, of an opening, road, or channel.

wanwehi   1. slang. n. a basin of food intended as a contribution to a party, when one does not expect the container to be returned; the name of a party employing such basins; one-way street. 2. vi. to be used as a wahnwei, of a basin. [Eng. one way]

wap   n. wharf, dock. [Eng.]

wapang   vi. to lie₂ crosswise.

Wapar   n. a section (kousapw) in Madolenihmw.

wapwel   vi. to be balled out, of a plant. – wapwelih, vt.

wapwelih   vt. to ball out (a plant). – wapwel, vi.

war₁   n. (3sg. were) body, of a person; seed, tumor, cyst, gland.

war₂   adj. worthy.

warahr   adj. lumpy, grainy.

warakih   vt. to be a companion of; to associate with. – werek, vi.

waramwahu   adj. of coconut palms, bearing large nuts; of breadfruit, fecund.

warasap   n. a decoratively carved canoe, used only by the Nahnmwarki, not commonly made on Pohnpei at present.

warawar₁   n. ditch, trench, groove.

warihmw   Biblical. n. ark.

warpwohmwahu   Biblical. n. incense, also sometimes perfume, frankincense, or myrrh.

was₁   adj. discomforting, obnoxious.

was₂   n. wristwatch. [Eng.]

wasa   n. place, point.

Wasa Lapalap   n. excellency, highness, used to address a Nahnmwarki, originally used only to address Isokelekel; he later elevated other high chiefs to the title of Nahnmwarki, such as the chiefs of Kitti and Sokehs. Kalahngan ong Wasa Lapalap Isipaho. Thank you to his excellency Isipaho.

Wasahi   n. the second ranking title in the Nahnmwarki line.

wasahn alu   n. aisle, sidewalk.

wasahn kilang kisinieng   n. weather station.

wasahn nahk   n. conservation area.

wasahn pidohi   n. exit.

wasahn pipihs   n. urinal.

wasahn sompihr   n. airport, airfield.

Wasahn Soupwur, also Wasahn Sohpwur.   n. "the place of no return;" the mythical location of a bridge where the souls of the dead had to sing in melodious tones before being allowed to cross over to Pahsed, the Pohnpeian heaven under the sea.

wasahn wailes   n. radio station, wireless station. [wailes <Eng.]

wasaile   meing. n. face. cf. mese.

wasapwong   vi. to get dark, to become night.

wasas   vi. to stagger, to have difficulty keeping one's footing.

wasmelen, also watermelen.   n. watermelon, Citrullus vulgaris. [Eng.]

watermelen, also wasmelen.   n. watermelon, Citrullus vulgaris. [Eng.]

waun   adj. respectful, respectable, honorable. – wauniki, vt.

wauniki   vt. to respect, to honor, to recognize someone with an expression of respect.

wawairala   vi. to ring₂ resonantly, like a bell.

wed   adj. puffed out, protruding, as of the stomach.

wedei   adj. talkative.

wedein sakau   adj. talkative while under the influence of kava.

wedin neh   n3s. calf, of the leg. cf. [meing] pirenisoulap.

wehd, also ohd, oda, sepwikin.   n. taro sp., wild taro, also called giant taro or elephant ear taro, Alocasia macrorrhizos; considered to be a famine food, now rarely eaten; the large leaves are used to cover an uhmw and can serve as an umbrella; plant used as a medicine in treating large wounds; some believe that if it is growing on a piece of land, the land will be good for growing crops of all types.

wehder   n. weather. Wehderet sakanakan rahn wet. The weather is bad today. [Eng.]

wehder steisin   n. see wehder sdeisin.

wehdpeseng   vt. to rip open; to break into a house.

wehi₁   n. turtle.

wehi₂   n. an autonomous paramount chiefdom; a political unit, as a municipality, district, state, country, or kingdom.

wehia, also waia.   n. wire, spring. [Eng.]

wehk   vt. to confess, to reveal, to disclose, to admit.

wehkpen dihp   n. confession, in the Catholic church.

wehl pwoht   n. whale boat. [Eng.]

wehn   n. a Pohnpeian men's standing dance.

wehr   n. shout, scream, howl, yell.

wehs   n. any hook-like implement used for pulling weeds or tree branches.

wehsel   n. ship or work whistle. [Eng.]

weht, also wet₁.   n. bend or curve in a road or path.

wehwe₁   1. vi. to be understood, to be clear or distinct; to be thoroughly knowledgeable. 2. n. (3sg. wehweh) meaning, significance. cf. [meing] er.

wehwepene   vi. to be informed, to be in touch, to keep in touch. Pali koaros wehwepene. All parties are informed.

wei   interj. an exclamation of surprise.

-wei   verb. suff. there, toward you. kerep creep, kerepewei creep there, toward you.

weia   vi. to laugh heartily, to howl with laughter.

weiapens   n. barbed wire. [Eng. wire fence]

weid₁   n. a very high tide.

weid₂, also keid.   vi. to walk in a specific direction.

weid₃   archaic. adj. heartless, without sympathy.

weidinpar   n. high tide during the trade wind season.

weikek   1. adj. poignant, distressed, frustrated. 2. n. frustration.

weikep   vi. to harvest yams.

Wein Koht, also Wehin Koht.   n. the kingdom of God. Ahlte pwoat ong Wein Koht. There is just one path to the kingdom of God.

Wein Nanleng   n. Kingdom of Heaven.

weingal   n. mangrove sp., Lumnitzera littorea, having hard wood, used for poles.

Weipokon en Pohnpei, also Wein Pohnpei.   n. State of Pohnpei (used in the Constitution), more commonly Wein Pohnpei.

Weipowe   n. a section (kousapw) in Nett.

weipwul, also wempwul.   n. Indian mulberry, noni, flame tree, Morinda citrifolia, having edible fruit (not commonly eaten on Pohnpei), used extensively in making medicine; roots used for making yellow dye; said to have been the first food on Pohnpei.

weir₁   vt. to dig, to excavate. – weiweida, vi.

weir₂   vi. to race.

weirar   vi. to fish for toik.

weirek   adj. painful, agonizing, torturous.

weirin kang donas   1. n. a race which involves eating a doughnut suspended from a string. 2. vi. to run this race.

weirin kerep   1. n. a race in which the participant runs on all fours. 2. vi. to run this race.

weirin meninrahn   1. n. a race in which a number of participants straddle a pole and run together. 2. vi. to run this race.

weirin pap   1. n. a swimming race. 2. vi. to participate in a swimming race.

weirin pirene   1. n. a three-legged race. 2. vi. to run this race.

weirin sei   1. n. a canoe race, involving paddling canoes. 2. vi. to participate in such a race.

weirin tang   1. n. track meet. 2. vi. to participate in a track meet, to run a race.

weirin wilpahro   1. n. a wheelbarrow race. 2. vi. to run this race.

weiso   n. municipality, kingdom; traditionally only U.

weisoahn   n. an inedible variety of wild yam (palahi); used as an indicator of when to plant yams; when weisoahn begin to sprout, it is time to plant.

weitahta   1. adj. red. 2. n. red.

weiwei, also weiweiloal.   1. n. diaper, loincloth, sanitary napkin. 2. vi. to wear a diaper, loincloth, or sanitary napkin. cf. [meing] dereklap.

weiweida   vi. to be dug out, to be excavated. – weir₁, vt.

weiweiloal   1. n. diaper, loincloth, sanitary napkin. 2. vi. to wear a diaper, loincloth, or sanitary napkin. see weiwei. cf. [meing] dereklap.

weke   vt. to drag the roughed-out hull of a canoe.

wel-   vi. to be turned, to be flipped; to be bent back. Pelien sereko welidi. The canvas is turned down. – welik, vt.

wel₁, also nihdwel.   vi. to molt a shell.

wel₂   num. cl. used in counting plants like bamboo which have a single root but multiple stalks. welin pehri limewel five bamboo plants.

weleir   n. fish sp., bicolor parrotfish, Cetoscarus bicolor.

welek   1. adj. having large nuts, of a cocount tree. 2. slang. adj. having a large belly.

welewel   num. eight. see wel₂.

weli   n3s. the part of the yam that was used in its propogation; a molted shell.

weliakan   num. eighty. see ehk₁.

weliakapw   vi. to be reformed; to be repentant.

welidip   num. eight. see dip.

welidun   num. eight. see dun.

weliel   num. eight. see el₂.

welienlit   1. n. a feast of thanksgiving given for someone recovering from a physical or mental ordeal. 2. vi. to have this feast. 1. Irail pahn wia arail welienlit. They are going to have their feast of thankgiving. 2. Irail pahn welienlit lakapw. They are having a feast of thanksgiving tomorrow. – welienlitih, vt.

welienlitih   vt. to have a feast of thanksgiving given for someone recovering from a physical or mental ordeal. Peneinei welienlitih Soulik. The family had a thanksgiving feast for Soulik. – welienlit, vi.

weliepe, also wiliepe.   n3s. replacement, representative.

weliependok   n. an antibiotic pill.

welihsek   num. eighty. see eisek.

welik   vt. to turn over, to flip; to bend back. – wel-, vi.

welika   num. eight. see ka₂.

welikap   num. eight. see kap.

welikek   vi. to be bent, to be twisted; to wriggle. Keilen kakono welikekpene. The sides of the box were bent.

welikis   num. eight. see kis₁.

welimen   num. eight. see men₃.

welimwodol   num. eight. see mwodol.

welingoul   num. eighty. see ngoul.

weliniak   n. mangrove forest.

welipa   num. eight. see pa₃.

welipak   num. eight. see pak₁.

welipali   num. eight. see pali₁.

welipar   num. eight. see par₂.

welipoar   num. eight. see poar₁.

welipwoat   num. eight. see pwoat.

welipwong   num. eight. see pwong.

welipwuloi   num. eight. see pwuloi.

welira   num. eight. see ra.

welisel   num. eight. see sel₂.

welisop   num. eight. see sop₂.

welisou   num. eight. see sou₄.

welite   num. eight. see te.

welitumw   num. eight. see tumw.

weliwel₁   adj. bushy, full of foliage.

weliwel₂   archaic. n. fish sp., tuna.

wellep   num. eight. see lep.

welsapw, also weliasapw.   meing. vi. to be relocated to a new place.

weluhmw   num. eight. see umw₂.

wempwul, also weipwul.   n. Indian mulberry, noni, Morinda citrifolia, having edible fruit (not eaten on Pohnpei), used extensively in making medicine; roots used for making yellow dye; said to have been the first food on Pohnpei.

wen   vi. to dance a Pohnpeian men's standing dance.

wen-   vi. to lie₂, to recline. Kohla wendi meir. Go lie down and sleep.

wenekap   num. six. see kap.

wendi   vi. to lie₂ down. cf. [meing] kipedi, mwoalepeidi, likupweridi.

wendun   num. six. see dun.

wendip   num. six. see dip.

wenehk   num. sixty. see ehk₁.

weneisek   num. sixty. see eisek.

weneka   num. six. see ka₂.

wenekis   num. six. see kis₁.

wenemen   num. six. see men₃.

wenemwodol   num. six. see mwodol.

wenemwut   num. six. see mwut₂.

wenengoul, also wenongoul.   num. sixty. see ngoul.

wenepa   num. six. see pa₃.

wenepak   num. six. see pak₁.

wenepali   num. six. see pali₁.

wenepar   num. six. see par₂.

wenepit   num. six. see pit₂.

wenepoar   num. six. see poar₁.

wenepwoat   num. six. see pwoat.

wenepwong   num. six. see pwong.

wenra   num. six. see ra.

wenering₁   n. dried coconut meat after the extraction of the oil.

wenering₂   meing. n. the third day of a funeral (after sohpai₁, the day when the death occurred), believed to be when the spirit of the deceased leaves the body. cf. rahnen loi temwen ihmw.

wensel   n. six. see sel₂.

wentumw   num. six. see tumw.

weneu   num. six. see -u.

wenewei   vi. to continue on.

wenewel   num. six. see wel₂.

wengid   vt. to wring, to squeeze with a twisting motion. – wengiweng, vi.

wengidek   adj. twisted. – wengid, vt.

wengiweng   vi. to wring, to squeeze with a twisting motion. – wengid, vt.

wengkid   vi. at the end of the kava ceremony, to completely extract all the liquid from a batch of kava.

wenglopwon   vi. to squeeze kava that has been set aside in anticipation of the arrival of titled guests.

wengluh   vi. to prepare the final serving of kava in a kava ritual. Kumwail wengluh. You prepare the final serving.

wengmad   vi. to squeeze kava until it is completely dried out.

wengpoar   vi. of kava, to be processed for drinking for the final time.

wenehl   num. six. see el₂.

wenihmw   n. door.

wenihmw en lempahntamw   n. the two doors in the rear of a feasthouse, used by the Nahnmwarki and Nahnken.

Wenihmw en Pahsed   n. the door to the underworld, below the ocean, the entrance to the first Heaven of traditional Pohnpeian religion.

wenihmwtok   n. window.

Wenik Peidak   n. an ancient name for the eastern half of U.

Wenik Peidi   n. an ancient name for Nett, which was once part of U.

Wenik₁   n. a section (kousapw) in Kitti.

Wenik₂   archaic. n. an ancient name for U.

wenlep   num. six. see lep.

wenoumw   num. six. see umw₂.

wenpwong   adj. stupid, ignorant.

wenepwuloi   n. six. see pwuloi.

wenrahn   adj. well-informed; understanding.

wens   n. crane, the machine; winch. [Eng.]

wensakau   n. dried kava after the extraction of the liquid.

wensop   num. six. see sop₂.

wensou   num. six. see sou₄.

wente   num. six. see te.

were   poss. cl. a possessive classifier used for vehicles. cf. [meing] tehnwere.

werei   1. adj. lasting for a long time. 2. n. duration.

werek   1. vi. to be companions; to be married. 2. n. spouse, husband or wife; companion, mate. – warakih, vt.

werekleng   n. a designated seating area in a feasthouse where the wives of the Nahnmwarki and Nahnken sit.

weren nansapw   n. automobile, car, vehicle.

weren rais   n. a grain of rice.

weren rakied   n. pebble, a piece of gravel or crushed coral.

weren tuhke   n. seed.

weren uhk   vi. to fish with a net from a canoe or boat.

weren wusol   n. testicle.

weren seremwei   n. one who frequently cooks food in an uhmw for the Nahnmwarki or Nahnken.

werer   n. sea cucumber sp.; the inner contents or intestines of the werer.

wer₂   vi. to shout, to scream, to howl, to yell, to holler. – wering, vi.

Wes Pirsinia, also Pirsinia Palikapi.   n. West Virginia. [Eng.]

wese   vt. to cut sugar cane or firewood.

weseiseu   vi. to cut or harvest sugar cane. Ken kohla weseiseu. Ken went to cut sugar cane.

weseituwi   vi. to collect firewood. I pahn weseituwi. I will collect firewood.

wesiken sou, also wisiken sou.   1. vi. to take food to the head of a clan and to partake in a meal with him. 2. n. the act of wesiken sou.

wesiken soulap, also wisiken soulap.   1. n. food taken to one's mother-in-law. 2. vi. to take food to one's mother-in-law.

wet₁   vi. to turn while in motion; to change direction; to stop along the way.

wet₂   vi. neut. to eat raw (fish). – wete, vt.

wete   vt. to eat raw (fish). – wet₂, vi.

wetih   slang. vt. to whip, to spank. – weweti, vi.

wetikitik   adj. small in diameter, of holes, coconuts, or people; narrow, of an opening or gate.

weweik   slang. adj. attractive.

weweti   vi. to be whipped or spanked. – wetih, vt.

wia   vt. to do; occurs as wie when used with an incorporated object or when it marks durative aspect. E wiemwangas. He made copra. E wie doadoahk. He is working.

wiahda   vt. to build, to construct, to make; to create.

wiahla   vt. to become, to turn into, to result in.

wiakau   adj. wasteful; neglected, mistreated, abused. – wiakawe, vt.

wiakaula   vi. to be wasted; to be neglected, to be mistreated, to be abused. Mwengehn rahn wet kan pahn wiakaula. These foods for today will be wasted. Seri soisoio wiakaula. That once cherished child is now being negected.

wiakawe   vt. to waste; to neglect, to mistreat, to abuse (a person). – wiakau, adj.

wiawi   vi. to occur, to happen; to have sexual intercourse. – wia, vt.

wideh, also widene.   vi. to wash one's feet.

widei   n. fish sp.

widek   vi. to be poured; to be spilled. – wideki, vt.

wideki   vt. to pour; to spill. – widek, vi.

widen   vt. to wash, of anything except clothing. – wideud, vi.

widengi, also wudengi.   vi. to brush one's teeth.

widenmell   meing. adj. having a tickling effect, arousing. cf. kararan.

wideud   vi. to be washed, of anything except clothing. – widen, vt.

widinge   vt. to deceive, to lie₁ to, to defraud. – widing, vi.

widingek   adj. deceitful, fraudulent.

widir   n. fish sp., camouflage grouper, Epinephelus polyphekadion.

widiroah   vt. to withdraw, of money from an account. [Eng.]

wie   see wia.

wiedip   vi. to commit a serious offense.

wiehni   1. n. the game of tag. 2. vi. to play tag.

wiepen kosonned   n. a legal procedure. E daur wiepen kosonned. He's following legal procedure.

wiepen nin limen Koht   Biblical. n. creation.

wiesent   vi. to earn money. Kitail anahne wiesent ansou mwadang. We need to earn some money soon. [sent <Eng. cent]

wiesuwed   1. vi. to have sexual intercourse. 2. n. sexual intercourse.

wiewia   n. behavior, deed. Ahmw wiewia me sohte mwahu. Your behavior is not good.

wih₁   n. name of the letter w, the twentieth letter of the Pohnpeian alphabet, used to represent the phoneme /w/, a velar glide.

wih₂   n. tree sp., Barringtonia asiatica, used in making medicines.

wih₃   n. grease, fat.

wihd   n. wheat.

wihenmoar, also wihnmoar.   n. tree sp., Barringtonia racemosa, used medicinally.

wihk₁   n. week. [Eng.]

wihk₂   n. wick. [Eng.]

wihkdei   n. weekday. [Eng.]

wihkend   n. weekend. [Eng.]

wihl₂   n. wheel. [Eng.]

wihn₂   1. vi. to win; to profit. 2. n. profit. [Eng.]

wihnsed   n. see wihnmoar.

wihwi   n. fish sp., a type of unicornfish.

wek   n. trump, in cards.

wekidedi   vt. to turn upside down; to drink an entire cup of kava.

wekila   vi. to be changed, to be transformed; to blush.

wikpeseng   vi. to be different.

wikwikin   adj. variable, inconsistent, changeable.

wil   n. will₁, the document. [Eng.]

wilepon, also wulopon.   n. uncircumcised penis.

wiliali   vi. to exchange; to be changed, to be substituted, to be replaced. – wilian, vt.

wilian   vt. to change, to substitute, to replace, to represent; to be the heir of. – wiliali, vi.

wilianter   n. bush sp.

wilie   n3s. substitute, successor.

wiliepe, also weliepe.   n3s. replacement, representative.

wilpahro   n. wheelbarrow. [Eng.]

winahni, also wunahni.   1. 2. n. spell, magic, incantation.

winakanak   adj. wet and matted, of hair.

winapwehk, also wunapwehk.   slang. adj. of bodily coverings, soaking wet.

winaun, also wunaun.   adj. hairy, furry.

winen pahnpwoal   meing. n3s. pubic hair. cf. wakar.

wini   1. n. herbal medicine; any potion or article intended to have a medical or magical function. 2. vi. to apply medicine. – winie, vt. cf. [meing] sawaidenleng.

wini en dokala   n. a medicine used to treat the sting of a stonefish (nehu₁), typically caused by stepping on its spines.

wini en kamandehdo   n. medicine to make someone feel safe when he or she is afraid to remain at home because of threatening conditions. Kiheng kene wini en kamandehdo pwe en pwurodo. Provide him/her medicine to feel safe to return.

wini en kamwakel   n. a plant used as a medicine to cleanse the body, or wounds, or as a laxative.

wini en koaloalamwahu   n. a medicine used to reduce stress or unhappiness.

wini en loh   n. a medicine used to treat someone choking on a fish bone.

wini en luwak   n. a medicine used either to cause or to cure jealousy.

wini en nan aumweredi   n. a medicine used to treat thrush, a rash that appears in the mouthes of children that prevents them from eating or drinking.

wini en neitik   n. a medicine used within four days after the delivery of a baby to cleanse the womb and to prevent medical complications that might result from the delivery.

wini en pwuksoar   n. a kind of magic that will make a dancing group appear oustanding during a performance.

wini en sarwel   n. a medicine given to a child made ill by a winahni, to help determine what kind of illness the child has.

wini en silasil   n. a medicine used to protect someone from magic, love potions, poisons, etc.

wini en sokolei   n. a medicine use to treat soumwahu en sokolei.

winie   vt. to medicate; to treat with medicine. – wini, vi.

wini en widengi   n. toothpaste.

wisekesek, also wusekesek.   adj. wet.

wisik, also wesik.   1. n. burden, load. 2. vi. to be carried.

wisik pwehl, also wesik pwehl.   1. vi. to harvest a new planting of kava, traditionally taken to the Nahnmwarki. 2. n. first harvest of a new planting of kava.

Wiskonsin   n. Wisconsin. [Eng.]

wusol, also usol.   n. (3sg. wusole) scrotum; baby boy.

wusolendong, also usolendong.   n. the starchy growth found near decaying dohng trees, formerly exported to Japan where it was used in the manufacture of drugs.

wusol en kuloak   n. pendulum of a clock.

wusolmat₁, also usolmat₁.   1. n. mature male pig; a derogatory term for filariasis. 2. interj. an insult.

wusolpali, also usolpali.   n. a man or pig having only one testicle.

woakida   vi. to look up to and listen attentively, as of people in a feasthouse.

woakidi   vi. to be knocked out.

woakih, also poakih.   vt. to whip, to beat, to spank. – wowoki, vi.

wohnohn   vi. to lie₂ down.

wokidi   1. n. drop off, precipice, cliff, outer edge of the barrier reef. 2. adj. precipitous, sheer, of a dropoff.

wonla   vi. to proceed forward.

wonowei   vi. to strive onward.

wonuhmw   n. cookhouse that contains an uhmw. cf. [meing] pahdak.

wounkerehlap   n. a seating area in a feasthouse located in the foreground of kienwounken.

wounkerehleng   n. front platform of a feasthouse.

wounmei   n. a door in the rear of a feasthouse used by the Nahnmwarki.

wowoki, also popoki.   vi. to be whipped, to be beaten, to be spanked. – woakih, vt.

wudengi, also widengi.   vt. to brush one's teeth.