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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

moana

/məʊˈɑːnə/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.76 in modern English

Syllables
moana
IPA
/məʊˈɑːnə/
7
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
1
Syllables
4
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A unisex given name from Polynesian.

Countable; Uncountable

name

A unisex given name from Polynesian.

American usage; Countable; Uncountable

name

A coastal suburb of Nelson, New Zealand.

Countable; Uncountable

name

A small town in the West Coast region, New Zealand, on the shore of Lake Brunner (known as Moana in Maori).

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

From Hawaiian Moana (“sea, ocean”), Māori moana, and other Polynesian languages.

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

Moanas (plural)

Phrases

Te Moana Te Moana-a-Toi

Frequently Paired Words

Te Moana Te Moana-a-Toi

Questions

How do you pronounce moana?
The recorded pronunciation is /məʊˈɑːnə/.
What does moana mean?
A unisex given name from Polynesian.
Where does moana come from?
From Hawaiian Moana (“sea, ocean”), Māori moana, and other Polynesian languages.

How to pronounce moana

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