wharenui
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from Maori wharenui (literally “big house”).
Noun[edit]
wharenui (plural wharenuis or wharenui)
- An ornamental Maori meeting house representing the body of a tupuna, forming part of the larger marae complex.
Maori[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From whare (“house”) + nui (“big”).
Noun[edit]
wharenui