Hine-nui-te-po

proper noun

A goddess of night and death who rules the underworld in Māori mythology.

OriginMāori Hine-nui-te-pō →
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. A goddess of night and death who rules the underworld in Māori mythology.

Origin

  1. MāoriHine-nui-te-pō
  2. EnglishHine-nui-te-po

Borrowed from Māori Hine-nui-te-pō (literally “great woman of night”).

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APA

Hine-nui-te-po. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Hine-nui-te-po

MLA

“Hine-nui-te-po.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Hine-nui-te-po. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Hine-nui-te-po,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Hine-nui-te-po.

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