"whiriwhiri" meaning in Maori

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Verb

Etymology: Reduplication of whiri (“to choose, to decide”). Etymology templates: {{reduplication|mi|whiri|t=to choose, to decide}} Reduplication of whiri (“to choose, to decide”) Head templates: {{head|mi|verb|||||||||f1accel-form=passive|f2accel-form=passive|f3accel-form=passive|f4accel-form=passive|head=}} whiriwhiri, {{mi-verb}} whiriwhiri
  1. to negotiate Derived forms: whiriwhiri kōrero
    Sense id: en-whiriwhiri-mi-verb-25Q9KuPM
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Verb

Etymology: Reduplication of whiri (“to weave, plait”). Etymology templates: {{reduplication|mi|whiri|t=to weave, plait}} Reduplication of whiri (“to weave, plait”) Head templates: {{head|mi|verb|||||||||f1accel-form=passive|f2accel-form=passive|f3accel-form=passive|f4accel-form=passive|head=}} whiriwhiri, {{mi-verb}} whiriwhiri
  1. to weave, to plait
    Sense id: en-whiriwhiri-mi-verb-457OIQRl Categories (other): Maori entries with incorrect language header, Maori reduplications, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Maori entries with incorrect language header: 32 68 Disambiguation of Maori reduplications: 0 100 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 26 74 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 18 82
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2
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