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English

Etymology

Borrowed from Massachusett wetu.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?wi.tu/

Noun

wetu (plural wetus or wetu)

1. (US) A dwelling, a domed hut similar to a wigwam, used by some Native Americans in the northeastern United States, especially the Wampanoag.
   • 2001, Donald M. Silver, Patricia J. Wynne, The Pilgrims, the Mayflower & more; grades 1-3, page 17:

     Wetus ranged in size between about 10 to 15 feet in diameter. As many as ten people lived inside.

   • 2003, Janet Riehecky, The Wampanoag: The People of the First Light, page 13:

     To make a wetu, the Wampanoag set poles made from cedar saplings into the ground. They bent the poles over and covered them with cattail reeds or bark. A wetu was either circular or oval. Most wetu were about 20 to 30 feet (6 to 9 meters) […]

   • 2005, Janey Levy, The Wampanoag of Massachusetts and Rhode Island, page 22:

     Wetus were commonly about 12 feet (3.7 m) wide and 14 to 20 feet (4.3 to 6.1 m) long. Sometimes three or four families shared a single house. These wetus could be up to 100 feet (30.4 m) long and 30 feet (9.1 m) wide.

   • 2008, Frances H. Kennedy, American Indian Places: A Historical Guidebook, page 31:

     In one corner of the village a man is emerging from a sweat-house; in the village's center a child sleeps in a wetu while a little boy on the roof hides from his dog, their only domesticated animal. A woman in mourning speaks to the sachem.

See also

• other traditional Native American dwellings:
  • hogan (used by the Navajo in the southwestern United States)
  • igloo (used by the Inuit, made of snow)
  • teepee (used in the Great Plains)
  • tupik (used by the Inuit during the summer)
  • wetu (used by the Wampanoag in the northeastern United States)
  • wickiup (used in the southwestern and western United States)
  • wigwam (used in the northeastern United States)

Massachusett

Pronunciation

• (Revived) IPA^(key): /?wi??t?u?/

Noun

wetu

1. dwelling

Descendants

• ? English: wetu

Polish

Noun

wetu

1. dative singular of weto

Swahili

Adjective

wetu

1. M class inflected form of -etu.
2. U class inflected form of -etu.
3. Wa class inflected form of -etu.

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Maori w?t?.

Noun

weta (plural wetas or weta)

1. Any of about 70 insect species in the families Anostostomatidae and Rhaphidophoridae, endemic to New Zealand, resembling katydids or crickets.

Translations

Anagrams

• Tawe, Tewa, tawe

Igbo

Etymology

From we (“take”) + tá (“towards”).

Verb

wetá

1. to bring.

Papiamentu

Etymology

From Spanish aguaitar in the meaning of "to pay attention" or "to take care".

Verb

weta

1. to see

Polish

Noun

weta

1. genitive singular of weto
2. nominative/accusative/vocative plural of weto

Swazi

Etymology

Borrowed from English waiter.

Noun

wetá 1a (plural bówetá 2a)

1. waiter

Inflection

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Tocharian B

Etymology

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Noun

weta ?

1. a battle, struggle