Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

weka

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.73 in modern English

Syllables
we-ka
IPA
11
Scrabble Score
4
Letters
2
Syllables
4
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Gallirallus australis, a flightless bird of New Zealand in the family Rallidae with brown plumage.

New Zealand usage

Example Sentences

Etymology

From Māori weka.

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

wekas (plural)

Synonyms

Maori hen woodhen wood hen

Questions

What does weka mean?
Gallirallus australis, a flightless bird of New Zealand in the family Rallidae with brown plumage.
Where does weka come from?
From Māori weka.

How to pronounce weka

  1. Open the pronunciation page — Open the Speakur entry for “weka”.
  2. Read the phonetic spelling — Read the IPA spelling () so you know which sounds to aim for.
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