tāwhiri
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Maori[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Proto-Polynesian *taafiri (compare with Tahitian tāhiri and tāhirihiri “fan”, Hawaiian kāhili “ceremonial staff or regalia”).[1][2] Doublet of tāhiri.
Noun[edit]
tāwhiri
Verb[edit]
tāwhiri
- to wave
- to whirl
- to beckon, to welcome
- to fan (esp. of flames)
- Synonyms: kōwhiuwhiu, kōheuheu, pōwaiwai
- to wring out