ruarangi
1. (modifier) large, big.
Ka tae ki te kāinga, ki tōna whare moenga, ka uhia te pueru ruarangi ki waho i a rāua ko te tamaiti (W 1971:350). / When they reached the village, to her sleeping house, a large garment was put over her and her child.
Synonyms: korahi, tetere, matararahi, mātua, nunui, whakahara, mokorahi, pūhetī, kaitā, kūpara, mokorarahi, rahi, pūwharu, whakatikotiko, pūharu, pūwheti, tuangea, nui, hira, mātuatua, matarahi, rarahi, katete
2. (modifier) robust, stout.
He wahine ruarangi tana wahine (W 1971:350). / His wife was a robust woman.
Synonyms: hiwa, pakari, whakapūioio, tōtōpū
