wahine- root words — words with the wahine- root

The root wahine- comes from Hawaiian/Maori (Polynesian) wahine, meaning woman, wife. 1 words in Dendril are built from it, including wahine. Dendril shows them on a free interactive word map — no signup, no ads.

Words that use the wahine- root

Explore words with wahine- — words containing the wahine- root and sharing its sense of "woman, wife". Examples include wahine. Click any word to see its own roots, definition, and related words.

What does wahine- mean?

The wahine- root means woman, wife, from Hawaiian/Maori (Polynesian) wahine. Recognizing it helps you decode and remember the many English words built on this root.