Hongipua

Māori

Etymology

From hongi (“to smell”) +‎ pua (“flower”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈhoŋipua/ [ˈhɔŋipʉɐ]

Proper noun

Hongipua

  1. Hong Kong (a city, island and special administrative region in southeastern China)
    • 2000, Angela Ballara, “Maata "Te Reo" Hura”, in Dictionary of New Zealand Biography:
      I a rātou e hoki mai ana ki Aotearoa i te mutunga o te haerenga tuatahi, i peka atu te ope ki Hongipua me Hapanihi.
      On their return to New Zealand at the end of the first voyage, the party stopped in Hong Kong and Japan.
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