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Maori
Etymology
rongo (“hear; news; fame”) + nui (“big; great”)
Pronunciation
Adjective
rongonui
- famous; well-known; renowned
Noun
rongonui
- 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.