Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

maori

/ˈmaʊɹi/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.24 in modern English

Syllables: Mao-ri
IPA: /ˈmaʊɹi/

7

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A member of the indigenous people of New Zealand.

name

The language of these people.

adj

Of, from, or pertaining to the Māori.

Etymology

Borrowed from Māori māori (“aborigine, native; normal, ordinary, plain”). Doublet of Maoli.

Inflected Forms

Maoris (plural) Maories (obsolete, plural) Māori (alternative) Mäori (alternative) Maaori (alternative)

Derived Forms

Maoribank Maorify Maoriland Maoriness Maoritanga Maoridom

Phrases

Maori hen Pakeha Maori tikanga Maori Cook Islands Maori te reo Wiktionary’s coverage of Māori terms Maori dog Maori mint

Frequently Paired Words

te reo Wiktionary’s coverage of Māori terms

Synonyms

maori language

Homonyms

mauri

Rhymes With

lowry dowry khoury lowrey khouri lourie loughrey koury loughry flowery lowery gauri

Questions

How do you pronounce maori?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈmaʊɹi/.
What does maori mean?: A member of the indigenous people of New Zealand.
Where does maori come from?: Borrowed from Māori māori (“aborigine, native; normal, ordinary, plain”). Doublet of Maoli.

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