kumi ihuroa

Māori

Etymology

From kumi (“huge monster”) +‎ ihu (“snout”) +‎ roa (“long”), literally “huge monster with a long snout”.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkumi ˈihuroa/, [ˈkʉmi ˈihʉɾɔɐ]

Noun

kumi ihuroa

  1. crocodile
    Synonym: karakotaera

Further reading

  • “kumi ihuroa” 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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