hirahira
1. (verb) (-tia) to be great, important, of consequence, significant, eminent, highlight.
Ka rāwekeweke ētahi kaihopu i ngā peita hei ‘whakapai’ i aua toi mō te whakaahua - ka hirahiratia ki te tioka, ki te waituhi, te pene hinu (Te Ara 2017). / Some recorders retouched the paint on the artworks to ‘improve’ them for photographic recording - highlighting them with chalk, and art materials such as ink and crayon.
2. (modifier) great, important, of consequence, significant, eminent.
Kua mōhio anō te Pākehā ki ngā mate hirahira noa atu i roto i te kai tupeka (KO 1/4/1882:3). / The Pākehā actually know of the significant ill effects of smoking.
Synonyms: hira, tāpua, whakaihiihi, tāpua, whakamiramira
3. (noun) importance, significance, eminence, standing.
Nā te hirahira o tōna āhua me ōna pāhau mā, nā tōna mana me tōna matatau ki te whaikōrero, ki te whakapapa me ngā tikanga, tae noa hoki ki tōna kanohi kitea i ngā wāhi e haerea ana e te tūruhi, ka hau tōna rongo huri i te motu (TTR 1994:126). / Because of his impressive appearance and white beard, his rank and knowledge of oratory, whakapapa and tradition, and his ubiquitous presence in the places that tourists visited, combined to make him famous throughout the country.
Synonyms: māramatanga, tino, whakaihiihi, waitohu, hiranga, whakahirahiratanga
