different between hapu vs iwi

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Maori hap?.

Noun

hapu (plural hapus)

1. A subtribe of an iwi; the basic political unit within M?ori society.

Anagrams

• Hupa, pahu

Estonian

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *hap'oin, from Proto-Finno-Ugric *?appa. Cognates include Finnish hapan and Hungarian savanyú.

Adjective

hapu (genitive hapu, partitive haput)

1. sour
2. (dated) acidic

Inflection

Derived terms

• hapukas
• hapnik
• hape

Võro

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *hap'oin, from Proto-Finno-Ugric *?appa.

Adjective

hapu (genitive hapnõ or hapna, partitive hapund)

1. sour

Inflection

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Maori iwi (literally “bone”), ultimately from Proto-Austronesian *du?i (“thorn”). Doublet of durian, from Malay.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?i?wi/

Noun

iwi (plural iwis or iwi)

1. (New Zealand) A Maori tribe.
   • 1996, Diane Bell, Renate Klein, Radically speaking: feminism reclaimed (page 505)

     Through her, the women of my iwi are also beautiful, strong and powerful.

Anagrams

• Wii

Abinomn

Noun

iwi

1. little brother

Hawaiian

Etymology

From Proto-Polynesian, from Proto-Oceanic *su?i/ru?i (“thorn, splinter, fish bone”), from Proto-Austronesian *du?i (“thorn”).

Noun

iwi

1. bone

Maia

Noun

iwi

1. number

Maori

Etymology

From Proto-Polynesian, from Proto-Oceanic *su?i/ru?i (“thorn, splinter, fish bone”), from Proto-Austronesian *du?i (“thorn”).

Noun

iwi

1. extended kinship group, tribe, nation, people, nationality, race (often refers to a large group of people descended from a common ancestor and associated with a distinct territory)
2. strength, bone

Derived terms