Etymology

Otago

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Today it means: A region in the South Island of New Zealand. Full definition →

Māori Ōtākou
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  1. Māori · borrowed fromŌtākou
  2. English todayOtago

From Māori Ōtākou. The spelling of Sense 1 reflects a South Island dialectal realization of the ⟨k⟩ phoneme as [ɡ].

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