iwi

abbr. incisal wear index 切齿磨损指数

发音

/ˈiːwi/

词形变化

iwis 复数 iwis

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    An extended group of Maori kin groups or families, sharing common ancestry; a tribe. (An iwi is smaller than a waka and larger than a hapu.)

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词源

Borrowed from Māori iwi (literally “bone”), ultimately from Proto-Austronesian *duʀi (“thorn”). Doublet of durian, from Malay.

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