"pōwhiri" meaning in All languages combined

See pōwhiri on Wiktionary

Noun [Maori]

Etymology: From pō- + whiri (“to twist, to wave”), related to tāwhiri (“to wave, to fan”) Head templates: {{head|mi|noun||{{{pl}}}|head=}} pōwhiri, {{mi-noun}} pōwhiri
  1. welcoming, a welcome
    Sense id: en-pōwhiri-mi-noun-M5LhPDUs Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 26 26 25 23 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 24 29 25 22
  2. invitation
    Sense id: en-pōwhiri-mi-noun-owE8CCx1 Categories (other): Maori entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Maori entries with incorrect language header: 22 40 18 20 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 26 26 25 23 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 24 29 25 22
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: whiri, tāwhiri

Verb [Maori]

Etymology: From pō- + whiri (“to twist, to wave”), related to tāwhiri (“to wave, to fan”) Head templates: {{head|mi|verb|||||||||f1accel-form=passive|f2accel-form=passive|f3accel-form=passive|f4accel-form=passive|head=}} pōwhiri, {{mi-verb}} pōwhiri
  1. to invite
    Sense id: en-pōwhiri-mi-verb-~SsCrpfO Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 26 26 25 23 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 24 29 25 22
  2. to beckon, to welcome
    Sense id: en-pōwhiri-mi-verb-eITOHSna Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 26 26 25 23 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 24 29 25 22
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