Taumatawhakatangihangakoauauotamateaturipukakapikimaungahoronukupokaiwhenuakitanatahu
English
editAlternative forms
edit- Taumatawhakatangihangakoauauotamateapokaiwhenuakitanatahu
- Tetaumatawhakatangihangakoauaotamateaurehaeaturipukapihimaungahoronukupokaiwhenuaakitanarahu
Etymology
editBorrowed from Maori taumata-whakatangihanga-koauau-o-Tamatea-turi-pukaka-piki-maunga-horo-nuku-pokai-whenua-ki-tana-tahu (“The hill where the great traveller (Chief) Tamatea with the bony knees, who slid and climbed mountains, played his flute to his beloved”).
Proper noun
editTaumatawhakatangihangakoauauotamateaturipukakapikimaungahoronukupokaiwhenuakitanatahu
- A hill near Pōrangahau, in Hawke's Bay, New Zealand.
Synonyms
edit- Taumata (truncated form)
Translations
edita hill in New Zealand
See also
editlong English-language placenames