Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

wanganui

[ˈwɒŋanʉi]

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.06 in modern English

Syllables
wan-ganui
IPA
[ˈwɒŋanʉi]
12
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A river in the West Coast region, South Island, New Zealand, which also flows into the Tasman Sea.

name

An epoch from 5.28 to present million years ago, a subdivision of the Neogene-Quaternary.

Etymology

From Māori Whanganui. The spelling of Sense 1 and Sense 2 reflects a dialectal realization of the ⟨wh⟩ phoneme as [ˀw] in Taranaki and Manawatū-Whanganui.

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Questions

How do you pronounce wanganui?
The recorded pronunciation is [ˈwɒŋanʉi].
What does wanganui mean?
A city and territorial authority in Manawatū-Whanganui region, on the west coast of the North Island of New Zealand.
Where does wanganui come from?
From Māori Whanganui. The spelling of Sense 1 and Sense 2 reflects a dialectal realization of the ⟨wh⟩ phoneme as [ˀw] in Taranaki and Manawatū-Whanganui.

How to pronounce wanganui

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