kia ora - Wiktionary, the free dictionary (original) (raw)

• Beginning
• 1 English
  • 1.1 Etymology
  • 1.2 Pronunciation
  • 1.3 Interjection
  • 1.4 Anagrams
• 2 Māori
  • 2.1 Etymology
  • 2.2 Pronunciation
  • 2.3 Interjection
    * 2.3.1 See also

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Borrowed from Māori kia ora.

• enPR: kē′ə-ôr′ə
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˌkiː.əˈɔːɹ.ə/
• (General American, Canada, Scotland) IPA(key): /ˌki.ʌˈoːɹ.ə/
• (General Australian, New Zealand) IPA(key): /ˌkiːaˈoːɹa/, /ˌkiːɐˈ-/, [-ˈoːɾa]
• (New Zealand, casual speech) IPA(key): [ˌkjəˈoːɾa]
• (India) IPA(key): /ˌkiː.aˈoːɾ.a/
• Rhymes: -ɔːɹə
• Hyphenation: ki‧a o‧ra

kia ora

1. (New Zealand, informal) Used as a greeting.
   Synonyms: hello, hi
2. (New Zealand) Expressing good will or gratitude.

• akoria

Desiderative verbal particle kia +‎ ora (“health, wellness”), literally “may [you] be of good health”.

• IPA(key): /ˈkia ˈora/, [ˈkiɐ ˈɔɾɐ]
• Rhymes: -ora

kia ora

1. A greeting (salutation) said when meeting someone or acknowledging someone’s arrival or presence.
2. An expression of gratitude (similar to cheers!).
3. An expression of support or agreement (similar to hear hear).

• tēnā koe
• tēnā kōrua
• tēnā koutou

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• English terms derived from Māori
• English 4-syllable words
• English terms with IPA pronunciation
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• Rhymes:English/ɔːɹə
• Rhymes:English/ɔːɹə/4 syllables
• English lemmas
• English interjections
• English multiword terms
• New Zealand English
• English informal terms
• English greetings
• Māori compound terms
• Māori terms with IPA pronunciation
• Rhymes:Māori/ora
• Māori lemmas
• Māori interjections
• Māori multiword terms
• Māori greetings