takahē

See also: takahe

English

Alternative forms

• takahe

Etymology

Borrowed from Maori takahē.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtækæheɪ/

Noun

takahē (plural takahēs)

1. A species of large flightless bird in the Rallidae family, endemic to New Zealand.

Synonyms

• (flightless bird species): Porphyrio hochstetteri, mōho, Notornis

Derived terms

• North Island takahe - Porphyrio mantelli
• South Island takahe - Porphyrio hochstetteri

Translations

species of large flightless bird in the Rallidae family, endemic to New Zealand

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 巨水雞／巨水鸡 (jùshuǐjī), 南秧雞／南秧鸡 (nányāngjī), 泰卡雞／泰卡鸡 (zh) (tàikǎjī)

• Dutch: takahe (nl) m
• Hawaiian: kaʻahē
• Maori: takahē (mi)

Maori

Etymology

From takahi (“to trample”); from Proto-Polynesian *taka-fi (“to tread on, to trample”) (compare with Hawaiian keʻehi (“to stamp, to trample, to brace with one's feet”), Tahitian taʻahi, Tongan takahi (“to scratch”)).

Noun

takahē

1. takahē, species of large flightless bird in the Rallidae family, endemic to New Zealand.

Descendants

• → English: takahe, takahē

Further reading

• “takahē” in John C. Moorfield, Te Aka: Maori–English, English–Maori Dictionary and Index, 3rd edition, Longman/Pearson Education New Zealand, 2011, →ISBN.