Rānana

Māori

Etymology

Borrowed from English London.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈraːnana/ [ˈɾɑːnɐnɐ]

Proper noun

Rānana

  1. London (the capital of England, United Kingdom)
    Ko ngā Kōtimana e noho ana i Rānana i nui kē ake i ō rātou tāngata e noho ana i tō rātou whenua tupu, i te Pā i Erinipara.
    The Scottish people living in London are more numerous than the people living in the City of Edinburgh in their own land.

References

“Rānana” in John C. Moorfield, Te Aka: Maori–English, English–Maori Dictionary and Index, 3rd edition, Longman/Pearson Education New Zealand, 2011, →ISBN.

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