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==English==
{{wikipedia}}

===Pronunciation===
* {{enPR|wē}}, {{IPA|/wiː/}}, {{SAMPA|/wi:/}}
* {{audio|en-us-wee.ogg|Audio (US)}}
* {{rhymes|iː}}
* {{homophones|we}}, [[w:Wii|Wii]], [[whee]] {{i|in accents with the [[wine-whine merger]]}}

===Etymology 1===
From {{etyl|enm}} {{term|we||little bit|lang=enm}} < {{etyl|ang}}  {{term|wæge|wæ:ge|[[weight]]|lang=ang}}, related to Old English {{term|wegan||to move, weigh|lang=enm}} (15c).

====Adjective====
{{en-adj|weer|weest}}

# {{Scottish|Northern Ireland|North England}} [[small]], [[little]]

=====Translations=====
{{trans-top|small, little}}
* Dutch: {{t+|nl|klein}}, {{t|nl|petieterig}}, {{t|nl|pietepeuterig}}
* Finnish: {{t-|fi|pikkuruinen}}
* French: {{t+|fr|petit}}
* German: {{t+|de|winzig}}, {{t+|de|klein}}
{{trans-mid}}
* Hungarian: {{t+|hu|apró}},  {{t|hu|csöpp}}
* Irish: {{t-|ga|beag|xs=Irish}}
* Italian: {{t+|it|piccolo}}
* Spanish: {{t+|es|pequeño}}
{{trans-bottom}}

====References====
* ''Merriam-Webster’s Collegiate Dictionary: Tenth Edition'' (1997)

===Etymology 2===
Unknown

====Noun====
{{en-noun|-}}

# {{context|colloquial|uncountable}} [[urine]]
# {{colloquial}} An act of [[urination]].
#: ''to have a '''wee'''''

=====Synonyms=====
* [[wee wee]]

=====Translations=====
{{trans-top|urine}}
* Dutch: {{t+|nl|pis|m}}, {{t-|nl|urine|f}}
* Finnish: {{t+|fi|pissa}}
* French: {{t+|fr|pipi|m}}
* German: {{t+|de|Pipi|n}}
{{trans-mid}}
* Italian: {{t-|it|pipì|f}}
* Kurdish: {{t-|ku|میز|sc=ku-Arab}}
* Norwegian: {{t-|no|tiss|n}}
* Turkish: {{t+|tr|çiş}},  {{t+|tr|sidik}}
{{trans-bottom}}

{{trans-top|act of urination}}
* Dutch: {{t+|nl|plas|m}}
* Finnish: {{t|fi|pissaaminen}}
{{trans-mid}}
* Kurdish: {{t|ku|میز کردن|sc=ku-Arab}}
* Norwegian: {{t-|no|tisse}}
{{trans-bottom}}

====Verb====
{{en-verb|wees|weeing|weed|weed}}

# {{colloquial}} To [[urinate]].

=====Synonyms=====
* See also [[Wikisaurus:urinate]]

=====Translations=====
{{trans-top|to urinate}}
* Dutch: {{t+|nl|plassen}}, {{t-|nl|pipi|alt=pipi doen}}, {{t+|nl|wateren}}, {{t+|nl|pissen}}, {{t+|nl|urineren}}
* Finnish: {{t+|fi|pissata}}, {{t+|fi|pissiä}}
* French: {{t+|fr|pipi|alt=faire pipi}}
* German: {{t+|de|pinkeln}}, {{t+|de|pissen}}, {{t+|de|Pipi|alt=Pipi machen}}
* Italian: {{t-|it|pipì|alt=fare la pipì}}
{{trans-mid}}
* Kurdish: {{t|ku|میز کردن|sc=ku-Arab}}
* Russian: {{t+|ru|писать|tr=písat’}} {{impf}} {{qualifier|homograph with [[писать]] (pisát’) - to [[write]]}}, {{t+|ru|пописать|tr=popísat’}} {{pf}}
* Spanish: {{t-|es|pis|alt=hacer pis}}
* Turkish: {{t|tr|çiş yapma}},  {{t|tr|işeme}}
{{trans-bottom}}

===Anagrams===
* {{alphagram|[[eew#English|eew]]}} 
* [[ewe#English|ewe]], [[Ewe#English|Ewe]]

[[Category:English homophones]]
[[Category:Unknown etymology]]
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==Dutch==

===Pronunciation===
* {{a|Netherlands}} {{IPA|[ʋeː], [βeː]|lang=nl}}
* {{a|Belgium}} {{IPA|[weː]|lang=nl}}

===Adjective===
{{nl-adj|weeë|*}}
# [[faint]], [[dull]]

===Noun===
{{nl-noun2|f|ën|tje}}

# [[contraction|Contraction]] during [[labour]] or [[childbirth]].
#: ''De '''weeën''' beginnen!
#:: The baby’s coming!
# [[sorrow|Sorrow]], [[sadness]], [[pain]]; archaic unless used as an interjection of [[despair]] or [[annoyance]].
#: ''O '''wee''', wat zal er van ons worden.''
#:: Oh my, what’s going to happen with us.

====Derived terms====
* {{sense|sorrow}}: [[o wee]], [[ach en wee]], [[heimwee]]

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==Scots==

===Pronunciation===
* {{enPR|wē}}, {{IPA|/wiː/|lang=sco}}, {{SAMPA|/wi:/}}
* {{audio|en-us-wee.ogg|Audio (US)}}

===Adjective===
{{sco-adj}}

# [[small]], [[little]]

====Usage notes====
Used in both the standard [[Scots]] and [[Ulster Scots]] dialect.

[[el:wee]]
[[es:wee]]
[[fr:wee]]
[[io:wee]]
[[it:wee]]
[[hu:wee]]
[[nl:wee]]
[[pl:wee]]
[[ru:wee]]
[[simple:wee]]
[[sv:wee]]
[[te:wee]]
[[vi:wee]]
[[tr:wee]]
[[zh:wee]]