kia ora in English

IPA: /ˌkiː.ʌˈɔːɹ.ə/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˌki.ʌˈoːɹ.ə/ [Canada, General-American, Scotland], /ˌkiː.aˈoːɹ.ə/ [General-Australian, New-Zealand], /-.ɐˈ-/ [General-Australian, New-Zealand], [-ˈoːɾ.ə] [General-Australian, New-Zealand], /ˌkiː.aˈoːɾ.a/ [India] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-kia ora.wav

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enPR: kē′ŭ-ôr′ə Rhymes: -ɔːɹə Etymology: Borrowed from Maori kia ora. Etymology templates: {{bor+|en|mi|kia ora}} Borrowed from Maori kia ora Head templates: {{en-interj|nolinkhead=1}} kia ora

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  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "mi",
        "3": "kia ora"
      },
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    }
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    "ki‧a"
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        "Used as a greeting."
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        "(New Zealand, informal) Used as a greeting."
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        },
        {
          "word": "hi"
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        "Expressing good will or gratitude."
      ],
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        "(New Zealand) Expressing good will or gratitude."
      ],
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      "enpr": "kē′ŭ-ôr′ə"
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        "General-American",
        "Scotland"
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      "ipa": "/ˌkiː.aˈoːɹ.ə/",
      "tags": [
        "General-Australian",
        "New-Zealand"
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    },
    {
      "ipa": "/-.ɐˈ-/",
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        "General-Australian",
        "New-Zealand"
      ]
    },
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      "ipa": "[-ˈoːɾ.ə]",
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        "General-Australian",
        "New-Zealand"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˌkiː.aˈoːɾ.a/",
      "tags": [
        "India"
      ]
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ɔːɹə"
    }
  ],
  "word": "kia ora"
}

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    "English interjections",
    "English lemmas",
    "English multiword terms",
    "English terms borrowed from Maori",
    "English terms derived from Maori",
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    "Pages with entries",
    "Rhymes:English/ɔːɹə",
    "Rhymes:English/ɔːɹə/4 syllables"
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        "Used as a greeting."
      ],
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      ],
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    },
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      "categories": [
        "New Zealand English"
      ],
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        "Expressing good will or gratitude."
      ],
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        "(New Zealand) Expressing good will or gratitude."
      ],
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        "New-Zealand"
      ]
    }
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      "enpr": "kē′ŭ-ôr′ə"
    },
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        "Received-Pronunciation"
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    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˌki.ʌˈoːɹ.ə/",
      "tags": [
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    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˌkiː.aˈoːɹ.ə/",
      "tags": [
        "General-Australian",
        "New-Zealand"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/-.ɐˈ-/",
      "tags": [
        "General-Australian",
        "New-Zealand"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[-ˈoːɾ.ə]",
      "tags": [
        "General-Australian",
        "New-Zealand"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˌkiː.aˈoːɾ.a/",
      "tags": [
        "India"
      ]
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ɔːɹə"
    }
  ],
  "word": "kia ora"
}

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"kia ora" meaning in English

Interjection