Taumatawhakatangihangakoauauotamateaturipukakapikimaungahoronukupokaiwhenuakitanatahu
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English
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]- Taumatawhakatangihangakoauauotamateapokaiwhenuakitanatahu
- Tetaumatawhakatangihangakoauaotamateaurehaeaturipukapihimaungahoronukupokaiwhenuaakitanarahu
Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from Maori taumata-whakatangi-hanga-koauau-o-Tamatea-turi-pukaka-piki-maunga-horo-nuku-pokai-whenua-ki-tana-tahu (“The hill where the great traveller (Chief) Tamatea with the bony knees, who slid and climbed mountains, played his flute to his beloved”).
Pronunciation
[edit]- IPA(key): [ˈtau.ma.ta.faka.ta.ŋi.ha.ŋaˌkɔ.au.au.ɔ.ta.ma.te.a.tu.ɾi.pʉ.ka.ka.pi.ki.mau.ŋa.ho.ɾo.nʉ.kʉ.pɔ.kai.fe.nʉ.a.ki.ta.na.ta.hʉ]
- Hyphenation: Tau‧ma‧ta‧whaka‧ta‧ngi‧ha‧nga‧ko‧au‧au‧o‧ta‧ma‧te‧a‧tu‧ri‧pu‧ka‧ka‧pi‧ki‧mau‧nga‧ho‧ro‧nu‧ku‧po‧kai‧whe‧nu‧a‧ki‧ta‧na‧ta‧hu
Proper noun
[edit]Taumatawhakatangihangakoauauotamateaturipukakapikimaungahoronukupokaiwhenuakitanatahu
- A hill near Pōrangahau, in Hawke's Bay, New Zealand.
Synonyms
[edit]- Taumata (truncated form)
Translations
[edit]a hill in New Zealand
See also
[edit](long English-language placenames):