Otago

English

Etymology

From Māori Ōtākou. The spelling of Sense 1 reflects a South Island dialectal realization of the ⟨k⟩ phoneme as [ɡ].

Pronunciation

  • (New Zealand) IPA(key): /əˈtɐːɡɐʉ/
  • (General American) IPA(key): /əˈtɑɡoʊ/
  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /əˈtɑːɡəʊ/
  • Audio (New Zealand):(file)

Proper noun

Otago

  1. A region in the South Island of New Zealand.
  2. A suburb of the City of Clarence and Brighton Council, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia.

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