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tirairaka

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
tiraira-ka
IPA
13
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The New Zealand fantail (Rhipidura fuliginosa).

New Zealand usage

Etymology

Borrowed from Māori tīrairaka.

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

tirairakas (plural)

Synonyms

piwakawaka tiwakawaka

Questions

What does tirairaka mean?
The New Zealand fantail (Rhipidura fuliginosa).
Where does tirairaka come from?
Borrowed from Māori tīrairaka.

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