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maruwehi

1. (verb) to inspire, respect, esteem, venerate, dread.

He wahapū, matatau nōna, ki te reo Pākehā me te reo Māori, i waitohua ko ia tētahi o ngā tino tohunga, maruwehi kē nei ia o tōna wā ki te whaikōrero (TTR 2000:180). / Reedy’s eloquence and mastery of both the English and Māori languages marked him as one of the leading and most respected orators of his time.

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Synonyms: whakaute, whakarangatira, kōtua, kauanuanu, rāhiri, whakamiha, ngākau whakaute


2. (modifier) inspiring, respected, esteemed, venerated, revered, dreaded.

E kīia ana he tangata maruwehi, he pēraka tōna ritenga ki tō ngā kīngi-tohunga o Te Moana-nui-a-Kiwa (TTR 1990:207). / It is said that he was a revered person, resembling the priest-kings of the Pacific.

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Synonyms: kauanuanu, rangatira


3. (noun) inspiration (of respect or dread), respect, esteem, veneration, dread.

Kai whea tō rangatiratanga, tō ihi, tō mana, tō marutuna, tō maruwehi? (TPH 30/3/1900:2). / Where is your chiefly autonomy, your personal magnetism, your commanding presence, your inspiration?

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