"tāwhiri" meaning in Maori

See tāwhiri in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Etymology: From Proto-Polynesian *taafiri (compare with Tahitian tāhiri and tāhirihiri “fan”, Hawaiian kāhili “ceremonial staff or regalia”). Doublet of tāhiri. Etymology templates: {{inh|mi|poz-pol-pro|*taafiri}} Proto-Polynesian *taafiri, {{cog|ty|tāhiri}} Tahitian tāhiri, {{cog|haw|kāhili}} Hawaiian kāhili, {{doublet|mi|tāhiri}} Doublet of tāhiri Head templates: {{head|mi|noun||{{{pl}}}|head=}} tāwhiri, {{mi-noun}} tāwhiri
  1. welcoming, a welcome
    Sense id: en-tāwhiri-mi-noun-M5LhPDUs

Verb

Etymology: From Proto-Polynesian *taafiri (compare with Tahitian tāhiri and tāhirihiri “fan”, Hawaiian kāhili “ceremonial staff or regalia”). Doublet of tāhiri. Etymology templates: {{inh|mi|poz-pol-pro|*taafiri}} Proto-Polynesian *taafiri, {{cog|ty|tāhiri}} Tahitian tāhiri, {{cog|haw|kāhili}} Hawaiian kāhili, {{doublet|mi|tāhiri}} Doublet of tāhiri Head templates: {{head|mi|verb|||||||||f1accel-form=passive|f2accel-form=passive|f3accel-form=passive|f4accel-form=passive|head=}} tāwhiri, {{mi-verb}} tāwhiri
  1. to wave
    Sense id: en-tāwhiri-mi-verb-J~2Wsz1K
  2. to whirl
    Sense id: en-tāwhiri-mi-verb-N7d4-pxD
  3. to beckon, to welcome
    Sense id: en-tāwhiri-mi-verb-eITOHSna
  4. to fan (esp. of flames) Synonyms: kōwhiuwhiu, kōheuheu, pōwaiwai
    Sense id: en-tāwhiri-mi-verb-aIL9fuJ- Categories (other): Maori entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Maori entries with incorrect language header: 6 4 5 9 41 35 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 8 6 8 8 40 30 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 7 5 7 7 56 19
  5. to wring out
    Sense id: en-tāwhiri-mi-verb-SC4CLKPT Categories (other): Maori entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Maori entries with incorrect language header: 6 4 5 9 41 35
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: tāhiri, whiri
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