"Māui" meaning in Maori

See Māui in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

IPA: /maː.u.i/, [mɑː.ʉ.i]
Etymology: Possibly related to mauī (“left side”). Head templates: {{head|mi|proper noun|head=}} Māui, {{mi-proper noun}} Māui
  1. (mythology) A trickster and a hero who had his superhuman strength and shapeshifting, believed to have created the islands of New Zealand from a great fish that he caught. Wikipedia link: Māui (Māori mythology) Categories (topical): Mythology Derived forms: Te Ika-a-Māui (english: the fish of Maui, North Island), Te Ika-nui-a-Māui (english: the great fish of Maui, North Island), Te Waka-a-Māui (english: the canoe of Maui, South Island), Te Pāpaka-a-Māui (english: the paddle crab of Maui, Australia), Te Riu-a-Māui (english: the hills and valleys of Maui, Zealandia (submerged former continent that New Zealand was part of))
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