Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

tokelau

/ˈtoʊkəlaʊ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.95 in modern English

Syllables: toke-lau
IPA: /ˈtoʊkəlaʊ/

11

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

Three atolls forming a dependent territory of New Zealand in the South Pacific Ocean.

Etymology

Borrowed from Tokelauan Tokelau, from Tokelauan tokelau (“north wind”), from Proto-Polynesian *tokelau (“northwesterly”). Compare Niuean tokelau (“north”), Māori tokerau (“north”); Rapa Nui tokerau (“wind”).

Word Breakdown

Root: tokelau, *tokelau

Derived Forms

Tokelauan

Phrases

Tokelau Islands

Questions

How do you pronounce tokelau?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈtoʊkəlaʊ/.
What does tokelau mean?: Three atolls forming a dependent territory of New Zealand in the South Pacific Ocean.
Where does tokelau come from?: Borrowed from Tokelauan Tokelau, from Tokelauan tokelau (“north wind”), from Proto-Polynesian *tokelau (“northwesterly”). Compare Niuean tokelau (“north”), Māori tokerau (“north”); Rapa Nui tokerau (“wind”).

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