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hawaiki

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.23 in modern English

Syllables
hawai-ki
IPA
17
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

The original home of the Māori, before they travelled across the sea to New Zealand. It also features as the underworld in many Māori stories.

Etymology

Borrowed from Māori Hawaiki, from Proto-Nuclear Polynesian *Sawaiki, Doublet of Hawaii and Savai'i.

Word Breakdown

  • Root: Hawaiki, *Sawaiki

Questions

What does hawaiki mean?
The original home of the Māori, before they travelled across the sea to New Zealand. It also features as the underworld in many Māori stories.
Where does hawaiki come from?
Borrowed from Māori Hawaiki, from Proto-Nuclear Polynesian *Sawaiki, Doublet of Hawaii and Savai'i.

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