Standard Lemma guide

kea

name · noun · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • /ˈkiːə/
  • /ˈkeɪə/
  • /kɪə/
  • New-Zealand: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • rhymes with -iːə
  • CMU ARPABET: K IY1 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

name

Meaning 1

A village and civil parish south of Truro, west Cornwall, England, named after Saint Kea (OS grid ref SW8142).

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

name

Meaning 2

One of the Cyclades situated in front of Sunium

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

Nestor notabilis, a parrot of New Zealand.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: mountain parrot

Antonyms: none provided

4

noun

Meaning 4

large brownish-green New Zealand parrot

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: Nestor notabilis

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: parrot

History

Etymology

From Greek Κέα (Kéa).

Borrowed from Māori kea.

Across languages

Translations

10 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Dutch: kea — Nestor notabilis
  • Finnish: kea — Nestor notabilis
  • French: kéa — Nestor notabilis
  • German: Kea — Nestor notabilis
  • Italian: kea — Nestor notabilis
  • Māori: kea — Nestor notabilis
  • Polish: kea — Nestor notabilis
  • Polish: nestor kea — Nestor notabilis
  • Russian: ке́а (kéa) — Nestor notabilis
  • Turkish: kea — Nestor notabilis