taniwha

English

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Etymology

Borrowed from MāoriCategory:English terms borrowed from Māori#TANIWHACategory:English terms derived from Māori#TANIWHA taniwha.

Pronunciation

Noun

taniwha (plural taniwha or taniwhas)Category:English lemmas#TANIWHACategory:English nouns#TANIWHACategory:English countable nouns#TANIWHACategory:English nouns with irregular plurals#TANIWHACategory:English indeclinable nouns#TANIWHACategory:English entries with incorrect language header#TANIWHACategory:Pages with entries#TANIWHACategory:Pages with 2 entries#TANIWHA

  1. (New ZealandCategory:New Zealand English#TANIWHA) A spirit or monster in Maori mythology, especially one that dwells in the water. [from 19th c.]
  2. (New ZealandCategory:New Zealand English#TANIWHA) A person who embodies the spirit of a taniwha.

Māori

Etymology

From Proto-PolynesianCategory:Māori terms derived from Proto-Polynesian#TANIWA [Term?]Category:Proto-Polynesian term requests#TANIWHA.

Pronunciation

Noun

taniwhaCategory:Māori lemmas#TANIWACategory:Māori nouns#TANIWACategory:Māori entries with incorrect language header#TANIWACategory:Pages with entries#TANIWHACategory:Pages with 2 entries#TANIWHA

  1. taniwha

Derived terms

Category:English 3-syllable words Category:English countable nouns Category:English indeclinable nouns Category:English lemmas Category:English nouns Category:English nouns with irregular plurals Category:English terms borrowed from Māori Category:English terms derived from Māori Category:English terms with IPA pronunciation Category:English terms with quotations Category:Māori lemmas Category:Māori nouns Category:Māori terms derived from Proto-Polynesian Category:Māori terms with IPA pronunciation Category:New Zealand English Category:Pages with 2 entries Category:Pages with entries Category:Proto-Polynesian term requests