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whiriwhiri

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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