/ˈɸiri/, [ˈfiɾi]
PūtakeFrom Proto-Polynesian *fili (compare with Hawaiian hili (“to braid, to plait, to turn aside”), Tahitian firi (“to plait”) and ‘ōfiri (“to wrap around”), Tongan fili and Samoan fili), from Proto-Oceanic from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *piliN (compare with Malay pilin).
- to twist
- to weave
“Ko ngā turu o aua taonga he mea uhi ki te kākahu pūtiotio, he mea whiri.” — The chairs of that furniture were covered in rough woven cloth.
- to spin
- to curl or fold one's hands
- to choose, to select, to elect
- to pick
- to decide
Pūtake: Wiktionary