Teiva
From Tahitian te, "the", and iva, "nine": read together, "the ninth".
Meaning and origin
Teiva joins the Tahitian definite article te with iva, the Polynesian word for nine that also turns up as iva in Samoan and iwa in Hawaiian.
How to pronounce Teiva
| English (US) | tay-EE-vah /teɪˈiːvə/ |
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