The story
- Māori · borrowed fromMāhia
- English todayMahia
From Māori Māhia, from Te Māhia, from te+māhia (“indistinct sound”). * (peninsula): From Te Māhia-mai-tawhiti (“the sound heard from a distance”),
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Mahia
Today it means: A peninsula in Hawke's Bay, North Island, New Zealand; in full, Mahia Peninsula. Full definition →
Māori Māhia