Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

raurimu

/ɹaʊˈɹiːmuː/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: rau-rimu
IPA: /ɹaʊˈɹiːmuː/

9

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A settlement in Ruapehu district, Manawatū-Whanganui, in the centre of the North Island, New Zealand, and the location of the Raurimu railway spiral.

Etymology

Borrowed from Māori.

Questions

How do you pronounce raurimu?: The recorded pronunciation is /ɹaʊˈɹiːmuː/.
What does raurimu mean?: A settlement in Ruapehu district, Manawatū-Whanganui, in the centre of the North Island, New Zealand, and the location of the Raurimu railway spiral.
Where does raurimu come from?: Borrowed from Māori.

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