pōhiri

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value) or pōwhiri (“to beckon; to welcome”) from whiri (“to wave; to whisk; to plait; a fan”).[1]

Noun

pōhiri

  1. (New Zealand) A Maori welcoming ceremony involving speeches, dancing, and singing.

See also

References
  1. H. W. Williams: A dictionary of the Maori language. Wellington: GP Books, 1971. (7th edition).
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