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whiri
whiri
Maori
Verb
whiri
- to twist
Etymology 2
From Proto-Polynesian *fili (compare Tongan fili), from Proto-Oceanic, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *piliq (compare Ilocano pili, Indonesian pilih, Malay pilih, Tagalog pili), from Proto-Austronesian *piliq.
Verb
whiri (usually reduplicated as whiriwhiri)
- to choose