Te Moana Mate

Māori

Etymology

From moana (“sea”) +‎ mate (“die”). Calque of English Dead Sea.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˌte ˈmoana ˈmate/, [ˌtɛ ˈmɔɐnɐ ˈmɐtɛ]

Proper noun

Te Moana Mate

  1. Dead Sea (a lake in the Middle East in Palestine and Jordan, noted for high salinity and for its banks being the lowest land-based elevation on Earth)

See also

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