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haumea

/ˌhɑː.uːˈmeɪ.ə/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.29 in modern English

Syllables
haumea
IPA
/ˌhɑː.uːˈmeɪ.ə/
11
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
1
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

The goddess of fertility and childbirth.

name

A dwarf planet with two known moons orbiting in the Kuiper belt, roughly one-third the mass of Pluto.

Example Sentences

Etymology

From Hawaiian hau (“ruler”) (archaic) + mea (“reddish brown”), "red ruler".

Word Breakdown

Phrases

Haumea's moons Namaka and Hiʻiaka

Frequently Paired Words

Haumea's moons Namaka and Hiʻiaka Haumeid

Synonyms

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Questions

How do you pronounce haumea?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˌhɑː.uːˈmeɪ.ə/.
What does haumea mean?
The goddess of fertility and childbirth.
Where does haumea come from?
From Hawaiian hau (“ruler”) (archaic) + mea (“reddish brown”), "red ruler".

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