karehākoa
Māori
Etymology
karehā
(
“
screech
”
)
+
koa
(
“
to be joyful
”
)
Pronunciation
IPA
(
key
)
:
/kareˈhaːˌkoa/ [kɐɾɛˈhɑːˌkɔɐ]
Noun
karehākoa
red-billed gull
(
Chroicocephalus novaehollandiae scopulinus
)
Synonyms:
taketake
,
akiaki
,
katatē
,
makorā
,
tarāpunga