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.