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tiwakawaka

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
ti-wakawa-ka
IPA
24
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The New Zealand fantail (Rhipidura fuliginosa).

New Zealand usage

Etymology

Borrowed from Māori tīwakawaka.

Word Breakdown

Usage

Synonyms

piwakawaka tirairaka

Questions

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

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