Mahia

See also: mahia, Māhia, māhia, and mahĩa

English

Alternative forms

• (New Zealand English) Te Mahia, Te Māhia, Māhia

Etymology

From Maori Māhia, from Te Māhia, from te+māhia (“indistinct sound”).

• (peninsula): From Te Māhia-mai-tawhiti (“the sound heard from a distance”),

Proper noun

Mahia

1. Ellipsis of Mahia Peninsula. (a peninsula in Hawke's Bay, North Island, New Zealand)
2. Ellipsis of Mahia Beach. (a beach in Mahia Peninsula, Hawke's Bay, North Island, New Zealand)
3. Ellipsis of Mahia Township. (a township in Mahia Peninsula, Hawke's Bay, North Island, New Zealand)

Derived terms

• Mahia Beach
• Mahia Beach Township
• Mahia Peninsula
• Mahia Spaceport
• Mahia Township

 

Translations

Translations

• Maori: Māhia, Te Māhia

Anagrams

• Maiha