Taumatawhakatangihangakoauauotamateaturipukakapikimaungahoronukupokaiwhenuakitanatahu
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English[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
- Taumatawhakatangihangakoauauotamateapokaiwhenuakitanatahu
- Tetaumatawhakatangihangakoauaotamateaurehaeaturipukapihimaungahoronukupokaiwhenuaakitanarahu
Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Maori taumata-whakatangihanga-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): /tɐʉmɐtɐ.ɸɐkɐtɐŋihɐŋɐ.koːɐʉɐʉ.ɔ.tɐmɐtɛɐ.tʉɾi.pʉkɐkɐ.piki.mɐʉŋɐ.hɔɾɔ.nʉkʉ.pɔkɐi.ɸɛnʉɐ.ki.tɐnɐ.tɐhʉ/ (Maori pronunciation)
Proper noun[edit]
Taumatawhakatangihangakoauauotamateaturipukakapikimaungahoronukupokaiwhenuakitanatahu
- A hill in New Zealand.
Synonyms[edit]
- Taumata (truncated form)
Translations[edit]
a hill in New Zealand
See also[edit]
long English-language placenames