Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

kuia

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
kuia
IPA
8
Scrabble Score
4
Letters
1
Syllables
4
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A Maori female elder.

New Zealand usage

Etymology

From Māori kuia.

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

kuias (plural)

Questions

What does kuia mean?
A Maori female elder.
Where does kuia come from?
From Māori kuia.

How to pronounce kuia

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