pōwhiri
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Contents
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Maori
1.1
Etymology
1.2
Verb
1.3
Noun
1.4
Related terms
1.5
Descendants
1.6
References
1.7
Further reading
Maori
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Etymology
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From
pō-
+
whiri
(
“
to twist, to wave
”
)
, related to
tāwhiri
(
“
to wave, to fan
”
)
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Verb
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pōwhiri
to
invite
to
beckon
, to
welcome
Noun
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pōwhiri
welcoming
, a
welcome
invitation
Related terms
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whiri
tāwhiri
Descendants
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→
English:
powhiri
References
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^
Tregear, Edward (
1891
)
Maori-Polynesian Comparative Dictionary
[1]
, Wellington, New Zealand: Lyon and Blair, page
361
Further reading
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“
pōwhiri
” 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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