2. (modifier) large, big - mainly used as the plural form of nui.
I tōna wā ka tū ko ia hei rangatira mō Ngāti Rangiwewehi, tētehi o ngā hapū nunui o Te Arawa (TTR 1990:9). / In his time he became a leader of Ngāti Rangiwewehi, one of the large Te Arawa sub-tribes.
See also nui
Synonyms: rarahi, katete, korahi, tetere, matararahi, mātua, whakahara, mokorahi, pūhetī, kaitā, kūpara, mokorarahi, rahi, pūwharu, whakatikotiko, pūharu, pūwheti, tuangea, ruarangi, nui, hira, mātuatua, matarahi
3. (noun) size, bigness.
(Te Pihinga Textbook (Ed. 2): 44;)
Nō te makurutanga, te nunui o te kūmara (HP 1991:14). / Because of the fertility the kūmara were huge.
taitai nunui
1. (noun) spring tides, king tides.
Ko ngā rohe o taua whenua ka tīmata i te ngutuawa o Te Hape kei Kauaeranga, haere tonu i te awa o Waiwhakaurunga i te mutunga tai timu ki te ngutuawa tai timu i ngā taitai nunui. / The boundaries of that land begin at the mouth of Te Hape at Kauaeranga and continue along the Waiwhakarunga river ending at the low tide at the river mouth at low tide when there are spring tides...
See also tai nui
Synonyms: ngā tai a Kupe
3. (noun) defamation - especially when followed by nui or nunui.
Ki tētahi āhua he haohao nui, he apo i ngā kōrero kino (M 2004:110). / Another aspect is defamation, the greed for slanderous gossip.
4. (noun) small basket for seed potatoes.
Kohia ō purapura taewa ka hoatu ai ki roto i te haohao (PK 2008:76). / Gather up your seed potatoes and then put them into the small basket.
