uru-mā-tonga

Māori

Etymology

uru (“west”) +‎ mā (“by”) +‎ tonga (“south”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈuru ˈmaː ˈtoŋa/, [ˈʉɾʉ ˈmɑː ˈtɔŋɐ]
  • Hyphenation: u‧ru‧mā‧to‧nga

Noun

uru-mā-tonga

  2. southwest (compass point)

See also

  • compass points:  [edit]
tapatapātiu tokerau
raki 		kārapu
uru rāwhiti
uru-mā-tonga tonga pitonga

Further reading

  • “uru-mā-tonga” 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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