whakanui

Maori

Etymology

From whaka- (causative prefix) +‎ nui (“big; great”).

Verb

whakanui (passive whakanuia or whakanuitia)

  1. to enlarge, to magnify
  2. (figurative) to celebrate, to honour

Noun

whakanui

  1. celebration

Derived terms

Further reading

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