tāwhiri

Etymology
From (compare with 🇨🇬 and  “fan”, 🇨🇬 “ceremonial staff or regalia”). .

Noun

 * 1) welcoming, a welcome

Verb

 * 1) to wave
 * 2) to whirl
 * 3) to beckon, to welcome
 * 4) to fan (esp. of flames)
 * 5) to wring out
 * 1) to wring out