Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

ngaruawahia

/ŋɑːɹuːəˈwɑːhiːə/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
ngaru-awahia
IPA
/ŋɑːɹuːəˈwɑːhiːə/
18
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A town in the Waikato, New Zealand.

Etymology

Borrowed from Māori Ngāruawāhia.

Questions

How do you pronounce ngaruawahia?
The recorded pronunciation is /ŋɑːɹuːəˈwɑːhiːə/.
What does ngaruawahia mean?
A town in the Waikato, New Zealand.
Where does ngaruawahia come from?
Borrowed from Māori Ngāruawāhia.

How to pronounce ngaruawahia

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