takahē

== English == === Alternative forms === takahe === Etymology === Borrowed from Māori takahē. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈtɑkəˌheɪ/, /ˈtɑkəˌhi/ === Noun === takahē (plural takahēs) A species of large flightless bird in the Rallidae family, endemic to New Zealand. ==== Synonyms ==== (flightless bird species): Porphyrio hochstetteri, mōho, Notornis ==== Derived terms ==== North Island takahe - Porphyrio mantelli South Island takahe - Porphyrio hochstetteri ==== Translations ==== == Māori == === Etymology === From takahi (“to trample”); from Proto-Polynesian *taka-fi (“to tread on, to trample”) (compare with Hawaiian keʻehi (“to stamp, to trample, to brace with one's feet”), Tahitian taʻahi, Tongan takahi (“to scratch”)). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /takaˈheː/ [tɐkɐˈheː] === Noun === takahē takahē, species of large flightless bird in the Rallidae family, endemic to New Zealand. ==== Descendants ==== → English: takahe, takahē === References === === Further reading === “takahē” in John C. Moorfield, Te Aka: Maori–English, English–Maori Dictionary and Index, 3rd edition, Longman/Pearson Education New Zealand, 2011, →ISBN.