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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

kainga

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
kain-ga
IPA
11
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A Maori village.

New Zealand usage

Example Sentences

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Polynesian *kaaiŋa Māori kāingabor. English kainga Borrowed from Māori kāinga. Doublet of ʻāina.

Usage

Inflected Forms

kaingas (plural) kaik (alternative) kaika (alternative)

Questions

What does kainga mean?
A Maori village.
Where does kainga come from?
Etymology tree Proto-Polynesian *kaaiŋa Māori kāingabor. English kainga Borrowed from Māori kāinga. Doublet of ʻāina.

How to pronounce kainga

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