Taumatawhakatangihangakoauauotamateaturipukakapikimaungahoronukupokaiwhenuakitanatahu

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Etymology

Borrowed from Māori taumata-whakatangi-hanga-kōauau-o-Tamatea-turi-pūkaka-piki-maunga-horo-nuku-pōkai-whenua-ki-tāna-tahu (The hill where (the ancestor) Tamatea with the bony knees, who climbed mountains and travelled swiftly across the land, played his flute to his beloved).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈtau.ma.ta.faka.ta.ŋi.ha.ŋaˌkɔ.au.au.ɔ.ta.ma.te.a.tu.ɾi.pʉ.ka.ka.pi.ki.mau.ŋa.ho.ɾo.nʉ.kʉ.pɔ.kai.fe.nʉ.a.ki.ta.na.ta.hʉ]
  • Hyphenation: Tau‧ma‧ta‧whaka‧ta‧ngi‧ha‧nga‧ko‧au‧au‧o‧ta‧ma‧te‧a‧tu‧ri‧pu‧ka‧ka‧pi‧ki‧mau‧nga‧ho‧ro‧nu‧ku‧po‧kai‧whe‧nu‧a‧ki‧ta‧na‧ta‧hu

Proper noun

Taumatawhakatangihangakoauauotamateaturipukakapikimaungahoronukupokaiwhenuakitanatahu

  1. A hill near Pōrangahau, in Hawke's Bay, New Zealand.
    • 2024 December 4, “This place in NZ has such a long name that most people can't pronounce it”, in Times of India[1], archived from the original on 4 December 2024:
      If you thought Wytrzyszczka was a mouthful, wait till you try saying Taumatawhakatangihangakoauauotamateaturipukakapikimaungahoronukupokaiwhenuakitanatahu.

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