waiwai

== Hawaiian == === Etymology === Possibly a reduplication of wai (“fresh water”); more likely, a reduplication of wai, a rare form of waiho (“to leave, deposit”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /wai̯ˈwai̯/, [ʋəjˈʋɐj], (rapid speech) [ʋəjˈʋɛj] === Verb === waiwai (stative) to be rich === References === Elbert, Samuel H.; Pukui, Mary Kawena (1979), Hawaiian Grammar, Honolulu: University of Hawaiʻi Press, →ISBN, page 67