rongonui

Maori

Etymology

rongo (“hear; news; fame”) +‎ nui (“big; great”)

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ro.ŋo.nu.i/, [ɾɔ.ŋɔ.nʉ.i]

Adjective

rongonui

  1. famous; well-known; renowned

Noun

rongonui

  1. fame; renown
    Nā tēnei whare ka puta tōna rongonui ki ngā tai katoa o te motu.
    It is this house which brought his fame in all parts of the country.

References
  • “rongonui” in John C. Moorfield, Te Aka: Maori–English, English–Maori Dictionary and Index, 3rd edition, Longman/Pearson Education New Zealand, 2011, →ISBN.
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