whakarongo

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Maori

Etymology

whaka- +‎ rongo

Verb

whakarongo (passive whakarongona)

  1. to hear, to listen
    • 2018, “Rū Ana Te Whenua”, performed by Alien Weaponry:
      Whakarongo mai ki te tangi o nga pū i runga i te taumata a Pukehinahina
      Listen to the roar of the guns on the hilltop of Pukehinahina
  2. to taste
  3. to obey

References

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