Paraparaumu

== English == === Etymology === Borrowed from Māori Paraparaumu. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /paɹəˈpaɹəˈuːmuː/ === Proper noun === Paraparaumu A town in Kapiti Coast district, Wellington region, New Zealand. ==== Usage notes ==== Shortened locally to Paraparam (4 syllables). === References === NZ Topo Map == Māori == === Etymology === From parapara (“scraps”) +‎ umu (“oven”), literally “scraps from an earth oven”. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˌparapaˈraumu/ [ˌpɐɾɐpɐˈɾɐʉmʉ] === Proper noun === Paraparaumu A town in Kapiti Coast district, Wellington region, New Zealand. ==== Descendants ==== → English: Paraparaumu