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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.

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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.

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Synonyms: maruwehi, rangatira


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.

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