Pasefika Māori Dictionary: Te ikaroa

Te ikaroa in Te Reo Māori language (Aotearoa) is Milky Way in English language.

Milky Way in English language is known as:


Te ikaroa (Milky Way) - noun

Te ikaroa is the word used to identify the Milky Way in Te Reo Māori (Māori language), spoken by the Māori people of Aotearoa.

Te ikaroa (Milky Way) is also known as the Milky Way galaxy and can be observed seen from Earth's night sky.

Aotearoa is the historical Māori word for the nothern Māori island and is now commonly used identify New Zealand with Māori language.

ʻAniva | Hōkūnohoaupuni (Milky Way) watercolor painting by Jon Apisa

Jon Apisa. ʻAniva (Milky Way) watercolor painting. 2024. watercolor on paper, 4.25" x 2.75" (10.8cm x 6.985cm).

ʻAniva watercolor painting by Jon Apisa

Māori to English Dictionary


English Māori Sāmoan Hawaiʻian Tongan Tahitian Scientific
Lava Tahepuia Lava ‘Ā Lava
One Tahi Tasi ʻEkahi Taha Hōʻē
Tide Tai Tai Kai Tahi
Ebb Tide Tai timu Taimaui Kai emi Kuo fonohifo ‘a e tahi ʻUa heʻe te miti i tai
Darkness Taipōuri Pōuliuli Pouli Poʻuli Pōuri
Dark Taipōuri Pōuliuli Pouli Po‘uli Pōuri
Man Tāne Tāne Kāne Tagata Tāne
Human Tangata Tagata Kanaka Tangata Ta‘ata
Person Tangata Tagata Kanaka Tangata Ta‘ata
Take, give Tango ʻAve Lawe ʻAve Rave
Wait Taritari Faʻatali Kali Tali Tīaʻiraʻa
Taro Taro Talo Kalo Talo Taro Colocasia esculenta
Beach Tātahi Matāfaga Kahakai Matātahi Pae miti
Milky Way Te ikaroa ʻAniva Hōkūnohoaupuni Kaniva Vai ora a Tane
Crux Te Punga Sumu Hānaiakamalama Toloa Tau hā
Southern Cross Te Punga Sumu Hānaiakamalama Toloa Tau hā
Sister (younger of a female) Teina Uso Kaikaina Tehina Teina
Brother (younger of a male) Teina Uso Kaikaina Tehina Teina
Ten Tekau Sefulu ʻUmi Hogofulu Ahuru
Ti plant Tī pore Tī Kī Sī ʻAutī Cordyline fruticosa
December Tihema Tesema Kekemapa Tīsema Titema
Ebb Timu Maui Emi Fonohifo Heʻe
Art Toi Tusiata Hana no‘eau Tohi Peu Pa‘ari
South Tonga Toga Hema Tonga Toʻa S 180°
Compass 180° S Tonga Saute Hema Tonga Toʻa S 180°
South West Tonga mā uru Saute i Sisifo Kona Tokelau Hihifo Urupā SW 225°
Three Toru Tolu ʻEkolu Tolu Toru
Salt Tote Māsima Paʻakai Māsima Miti Popaʻā NaCl or Sodium Chloride
Stand Tū Tū Kū Tuʻu Tiʻa
Sister (of a male) Tuāhine Tuafafine Kaikuahine Tuofefine Tuahine
Sister (older of a female) Tuakana Uso Kaikuaʻana Ta‘okete Tua‘ana
Brother (older of a male) Tuakana Uso Kaikuaʻana Ta‘okete Tua‘ana
Back Tuarā Tua Kua Tuʻa Tua
Compass 0° N Tuaraki Mātū ʻĀkau Tokelau Toʻerau N 0°
North Tuaraki Mātū ʻĀkau Tokelau Toʻerau N 0°
Inland Tuawhenua Gāʻuta Mauka ʻUta i uta
Eel (Freshwater) Tuna Tuna Kuna Tuna Puhi pape Anguilla
Freshwater Eel Tuna Tuna Kuna Tuna Puhi pape Anguilla
Brother (of a female) Tungāne Tuagane Kaikunāne Tuonga‘ane Tu‘āne
Ancestor Tupuna Tupuga Kupuna Tupu‘anga Tupuna

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