kauanuanu
1. (verb) (-tia) to respect, think highly of, admire, esteem, revere, venerate.
Kauanuanutia ana ia e tōna whānau, e ōna hoa me te hunga hī ika hoki o te motu (TTR 2000:57). / He was respected by his family and friends and the fishing fraternity throughout the country.
Synonyms: whakakoha, whakarangatira, whakamiha, kōtua, rāhiri, maruwehi, ngākau whakaute, whakaute
2. (modifier) respected, thought highly of, admired, esteemed, revered, venerated, inspirational, awesome.
Ki te tīma Ōpango, he tangata kauanuanu tō rātou kāpene, a Richie McCraw. / In the opinion of the All Black team their captain, Richie McCraw, was an inspirational person.
3. (noun) deference, respect, esteem, admiration, veneration.
Ahakoa te uaua o te mahi, i tōna kauanuanu ki tōna tupuna ka ū tonu ia kia oti rā anō taua mahi. / Despite the difficulty of the task, because of her respect for her grandfather she stuck to the task until it was finally completed.
