manaia

/ mɑːnɑːiːə /

noun

1. a common figure in Māori carving consisting of a human body and a bird-like head

Word History and Origins

Origin of manaia¹

Māori

Example Sentences

Oaks Christian could make noise with senior middle Manaia Ogbechie, Harvard-Westlake has junior middle Maya Stillwell, an early commit to Northwestern.

From Los Angeles Times

The Eagles’ power tandem of Hailey Brockway and Manaia Toa kept the Vikings defense under constant duress in the back-and-forth first game.

From Seattle Times

"We feel like hate has brought a lot of darkness at times," said Manaia Butler, a 16-year-old student who helped to organise the march.

From BBC

“We feel like hate has brought a lot of darkness at times like this and love is the strongest cure to light the city out of that darkness,” said Manaia Butler, 16, one of the student organizers of the march.

From Reuters

For Karl Burrows, of Maori performing arts group Manaia, the idea of the land as a character is far from unusual - it's very old.

From BBC