Māui
Hawaiian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈmaːu̯.i/, [ˈmaːwwi]
Proper noun
Māui
References
- Mary Kawena Pukui - Samuel Elbert, Hawaiian Dictionary, University of Hawaii Press 1986
- Hawaii State Archives: Marriage records Maui (in the old orthography) occurs in 19th-century marriage records as the only name of 5 women and 19 men.
Maori
Etymology
Possibly related to mauī (“left side”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /maː.u.i/, [mɑː.ʉ.i]
Proper noun
Māui
Derived terms
- Te Ika-a-Māui (“the fish of Maui, North Island”)
- Te Ika-nui-a-Māui (“the great fish of Maui, North Island”)
- Te Waka-a-Māui (“the canoe of Maui, South Island”)
- Te Pāpaka-a-Māui (“the paddle crab of Maui, Australia”)
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