Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

manawatu

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.89 in modern English

Syllables: man-awatu
IPA

13

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A territorial authority of Manawatū-Whanganui, North Island, New Zealand.

name

A river in Manawatū-Whanganui, New Zealand, which flows into the Tasman Sea.

Etymology

From Māori manawa + tu.

Word Breakdown

Root: manawa

Phrases

Manawatu-Wanganui

Questions

What does manawatu mean?: A territorial authority of Manawatū-Whanganui, North Island, New Zealand.
Where does manawatu come from?: From Māori manawa + tu.

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