kaitā
1. (stative) be large, big, major.
Heoi, tētahi parekura kaitā te tīmatanga mai (HP 1971:6). / And so that was the beginning of a major battle.
Synonyms: meiha, matarahi, rarahi, katete, korahi, tetere, matararahi, mātua, nunui, whakahara, mokorahi, pūhetī, kūpara, mokorarahi, rahi, pūwharu, whakatikotiko, pūharu, pūwheti, tuangea, ruarangi, nui, hira, mātuatua
