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kahika

/ˈkʌhikə/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
kahi-ka
IPA
/ˈkʌhikə/
17
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
4
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Synonym of kahikatea.

Etymology

Borrowed from Māori kahika, from Proto-Polynesian *kafika (“Malay apple”), from Proto-Oceanic *kapika.

Word Breakdown

  • Root: *kafika, *kapika

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˈkʌhikə/
  • British English: /ˈkʌhiːkə/

Inflected Forms

kahikas (plural)

Synonyms

kahikatea

Questions

How do you pronounce kahika?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈkʌhikə/.
What does kahika mean?
Synonym of kahikatea.
Where does kahika come from?
Borrowed from Māori kahika, from Proto-Polynesian *kafika (“Malay apple”), from Proto-Oceanic *kapika.

How to pronounce kahika

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