Meanings
alternative Taumatawhakatangihangakoauauotamateapokaiwhenuakitanatahu · alternative Tetaumatawhakatangihangakoauaotamateaurehaeaturipukapihimaungahoronukupokaiwhenuaakitanarahu
- A hill near Pōrangahau, in Hawke's Bay, New Zealand.
If you thought Wytrzyszczka was a mouthful, wait till you try saying Taumatawhakatangihangakoauauotamateaturipukakapikimaungahoronukupokaiwhenuakitanatahu.
2024 December 4, “This place in NZ has such a long name that most people can't pronounce it”, in Times of India, archived from the original on 04 Dec 2024Synonyms: Taumata
Synonyms & antonyms
proper nounA hill near Pōrangahau, in Hawke's Bay, New Zealand.
Origin
- Māoritaumata
- EnglishTaumatawhakatangihangakoauauotamateaturipukakapikimaungahoronukupokaiwhenuakitanatahu
Borrowed from Māori taumata-whakatangi-hanga-kōauau-o-Tamatea-turi-pūkaka-piki-maunga-horo-nuku-pōkai-whenua-ki-tāna-tahu (“The hill where (the ancestor) Tamatea with the bony knees, who climbed mountains and travelled swiftly across the land, played his flute to his beloved”).
More words from Māori
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Arabic توماتاوهاكاتانجيهانجاكواوتاماتيابوكيوهينواكيتاناتاهو
- توماتاوهاكاتانجيهانجاكواوتاماتيابوكيوهينواكيتاناتاهوa hill in New Zealand
Bengali তাউমাতাফাকাতাঙিহাঙাকোআউআউঅতামাতেআতুরিপুকাকাপিকিমাউঙাহরনুকুপকাইফেনুআকিতানাতাহু
- তাউমাতাফাকাতাঙিহাঙাকোআউআউঅতামাতেআতুরিপুকাকাপিকিমাউঙাহরনুকুপকাইফেনুআকিতানাতাহু (taumataphakataṅihaṅakōauauotamateaturipukakapikimauṅahornukupokaiphenuakitanatahu)a hill in New Zealand
Bulgarian Тауматафакатангихангакоауауотаматеатурипукакапикимаунгахоронукупокаиуенуакитанатаху
- Тауматафакатангихангакоауауотаматеатурипукакапикимаунгахоронукупокаиуенуакитанатаху (Taumatafakatangihangakoauauotamateaturipukakapikimaungahoronukupokaiuenuakitanatahu)a hill in New Zealand
Chinese Mandarin 陶馬塔瓦卡坦吉漢加科阿瓦沃塔馬特阿波凱韋努阿基塔納塔胡 /陶马塔瓦卡坦吉汉加科阿瓦沃塔马特阿波凯韦努阿基塔纳塔胡
- 陶馬塔瓦卡坦吉漢加科阿瓦沃塔馬特阿波凱韋努阿基塔納塔胡 /陶马塔瓦卡坦吉汉加科阿瓦沃塔马特阿波凯韦努阿基塔纳塔胡a hill in New Zealand
Danish Taumatawhakatangihangakoauauotamateapokaiwhenuakitanatahu
- Taumatawhakatangihangakoauauotamateapokaiwhenuakitanatahua hill in New Zealand
French Taumatawhakatangihangakoauauotamateaturipukakapikimaungahoronukupokaiwhenuakitanatahu
- Taumatawhakatangihangakoauauotamateaturipukakapikimaungahoronukupokaiwhenuakitanatahua hill in New Zealand
Greek Ταουματαγκουακατανγκιχανγκακαουαουοταματεατουριπουκακαπικιμαουνγκαχορονουκουποκαιγουενουακιταναταχου
- Ταουματαγκουακατανγκιχανγκακαουαουοταματεατουριπουκακαπικιμαουνγκαχορονουκουποκαιγουενουακιταναταχου (Taoumatagkouakatangkichangkakaouaouotamateatouripoukakapikimaoungkachoronoukoupokaigouenouakitanatachou)a hill in New Zealand
Hebrew טאומטאווקאטאנגיהנגקואוואווטמטאפוקאיוונואקיטאנאטאהו
- טאומטאווקאטאנגיהנגקואוואווטמטאפוקאיוונואקיטאנאטאהוa hill in New Zealand
Hindi तौमतफ़कतंगिहंगकोऔऔओतमतेअतुरिपुककपिकिमौंगहोरोनुकुपोकैफ़ेनुअकितनतहु
- तौमतफ़कतंगिहंगकोऔऔओतमतेअतुरिपुककपिकिमौंगहोरोनुकुपोकैफ़ेनुअकितनतहु (taumtafaktaṅgihaṅgkoauauotamteaturipukakpikimauṅghoronukupokaifenuakitnathu)a hill in New Zealand
Japanese タウマタファカタンギハンガコアウアウオタマテアポカイフェヌアキタナタフ
- タウマタファカタンギハンガコアウアウオタマテアポカイフェヌアキタナタフa hill in New Zealand
Korean 타우마타와카탕이항아코아우아우오타마테아투리푸카카피키마웅아호로누쿠포카이웨누아키타나타후
- 타우마타와카탕이항아코아우아우오타마테아투리푸카카피키마웅아호로누쿠포카이웨누아키타나타후 (Taumatawakatang'ihang'akoauauotamateaturipukakapikimaung'ahoronukupokaiwenuakitanatahu)a hill in New Zealand
Māori taumata-whakatangihanga-koauau-o-Tamatea-turi-pukaka-piki-maunga-horo-nuku-pokai-whenua-ki-tana-tahu
- taumata-whakatangihanga-koauau-o-Tamatea-turi-pukaka-piki-maunga-horo-nuku-pokai-whenua-ki-tana-tahua hill in New Zealand
Persian تائوماتاوهاکاتانگیهانگاکوآئوآئووُتاماتهآپوکائیوهنوآکیتاناتاهو
- تائوماتاوهاکاتانگیهانگاکوآئوآئووُتاماتهآپوکائیوهنوآکیتاناتاهوa hill in New Zealand
Russian Тауматауакатангиангакоауауотаматеатурипукакапикимаунгахоронукупокануэнуакитанатаху
- Тауматауакатангиангакоауауотаматеатурипукакапикимаунгахоронукупокануэнуакитанатаху (Taumatauakatangiangakoauauotamateaturipukakapikimaungaxoronukupokanuenuakitanataxu)a hill in New Zealand
Spanish Taumatawhakatangihangakoauauotamateaturipukakapikimaungahoronukupokaiwhenuakitanatahu
- Taumatawhakatangihangakoauauotamateaturipukakapikimaungahoronukupokaiwhenuakitanatahua hill in New Zealand
Swedish Taumatawhakatangihangakoauauotamateaturipukakapikimaungahoronukupokaiwhenuakitanatahu
- Taumatawhakatangihangakoauauotamateaturipukakapikimaungahoronukupokaiwhenuakitanatahua hill in New Zealand
Thai ตาอูมาตาวากาตังกิฮังกาโกอูเอาอูตามาทีอาโปกาอิเวนัวกิตานาตาฮู
- ตาอูมาตาวากาตังกิฮังกาโกอูเอาอูตามาทีอาโปกาอิเวนัวกิตานาตาฮู (taa-oo-maa-taa-waa-gaa-tang-gì-hang-gaa-goh-oo-ao-oo-taa-maa-tee-aa-poh-gaa-i-way-nua-gì-taa-naa-taa-hoo)a hill in New Zealand
Cite this entry
Taumatawhakatangihangakoauauotamateaturipukakapikimaungahoronukupokaiwhenuakitanatahu. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Taumatawhakatangihangakoauauotamateaturipukakapikimaungahoronukupokaiwhenuakitanatahu
“Taumatawhakatangihangakoauauotamateaturipukakapikimaungahoronukupokaiwhenuakitanatahu.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Taumatawhakatangihangakoauauotamateaturipukakapikimaungahoronukupokaiwhenuakitanatahu. Accessed November 5, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Taumatawhakatangihangakoauauotamateaturipukakapikimaungahoronukupokaiwhenuakitanatahu,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Taumatawhakatangihangakoauauotamateaturipukakapikimaungahoronukupokaiwhenuakitanatahu.
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