Te Riu-a-Māui
Maori
[edit]Etymology
[edit]te + riu (“hull, canoe, valley”) + a + Māui. Literally means "the hills and valleys of Māui". The name is also related to the two other names for North Island and South Island of New Zealand, which were related to a folktale about Maui.
Proper noun
[edit]- (neologism) Zealandia, a large mass of continental crust around the islands of New Zealand.
Descendants
[edit]- → English: Te Riu-a-Māui