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