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Where does “ngawha” come from?

ngawha (English) comes from Maori ngāwhā — geyser, fumarole, hot spring; geothermal.

ngawha (English): A boiling spring

Definitions

  1. A boiling spring

Ancestry of “ngawha”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Maoringāwhāgeyser, fumarole, hot spring; geothermal
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