whiriwhiri

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Maori[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

Reduplication of whiri (“to choose, to decide”).

Verb[edit]

whiriwhiri

  1. to negotiate
Derived terms[edit]

Etymology 2[edit]

Reduplication of whiri (“to weave, plait”).

Verb[edit]

whiriwhiri

  1. to weave, to plait

Further reading[edit]

  • “whiriwhiri” in John C. Moorfield, Te Aka: Maori–English, English–Maori Dictionary and Index, 3rd edition, Longman/Pearson Education New Zealand, 2011, →ISBN.
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