Taumatawhakatangihangakoauauotamateaturipukakapikimaungahoronukupokaiwhenuakitanatahu
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English
Alternative forms
- Taumatawhakatangihangakoauauotamateapokaiwhenuakitanatahu
- Tetaumatawhakatangihangakoauaotamateaurehaeaturipukapihimaungahoronukupokaiwhenuaakitanarahu
Etymology
Borrowed 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
Taumatawhakatangihangakoauauotamateaturipukakapikimaungahoronukupokaiwhenuakitanatahu
- A hill near Pōrangahau, in Hawke's Bay, New Zealand.
Synonyms
- Taumata (truncated form)
Translations
a hill in New Zealand
See also
long English-language placenames