mangā

Māori

Etymology

From Proto-Polynesian *maŋaa (“a fish”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /maˈŋaː/ [mɐˈŋɑː]

Noun

mangā

  1. barracouta (Thyrsites atun)

Further reading

  • “mangā” 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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