Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

te anau

/tiːˈɑːnaʊ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.63 in modern English

Syllables: te anau
IPA: /tiːˈɑːnaʊ/

6

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

1

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A lake in Fiordland, Southland region, New Zealand, the largest in the South Island.

name

A town in Southland, New Zealand, at the south end of the lake.

Etymology

Borrowed from Māori.

Questions

How do you pronounce te anau?: The recorded pronunciation is /tiːˈɑːnaʊ/.
What does te anau mean?: A lake in Fiordland, Southland region, New Zealand, the largest in the South Island.
Where does te anau come from?: Borrowed from Māori.

How to pronounce te anau

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