Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

hei hei

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.52 in modern English

Syllables: hei hei
IPA

12

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

1

Syllables

3

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A suburb of Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand.

Etymology

Perhaps borrowed from Māori heihei (“chicken”), because of the history of farming in the area.

Questions

What does hei hei mean?: A suburb of Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand.
Where does hei hei come from?: Perhaps borrowed from Māori heihei (“chicken”), because of the history of farming in the area.

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