Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

wharenui

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: wharenui
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

1

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An ornamental Maori meeting house representing the body of a tupuna, forming part of the larger marae complex.

Etymology

Borrowed from Māori wharenui (literally “big house”).

Word Breakdown

Root: wharenui

Inflected Forms

wharenuis (plural)

Questions

What does wharenui mean?: An ornamental Maori meeting house representing the body of a tupuna, forming part of the larger marae complex.
Where does wharenui come from?: Borrowed from Māori wharenui (literally “big house”).

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