matarahi
1. (verb) to be big, large, great, sizeable.
Matarahi ana te mīharotanga o te ngākau ki te nui o tō rātou kino (TKM.MM 30/3/1863:2). / One is amazed at their wickedness.
See also rahi
2. (modifier) large, big.
Ko Ūawa tētahi o ngā tāone matarahi o Te Tai Rāwhiti (TTT 1/8/1926:446). / Tolaga Bay is one of the large towns of the East Coast.
Synonyms: rarahi, katete, korahi, tetere, matararahi, mātua, nunui, whakahara, mokorahi, pūhetī, kaitā, kūpara, mokorarahi, rahi, pūwharu, whakatikotiko, pūharu, pūwheti, tuangea, ruarangi, nui, hira, mātuatua
3. (noun) largeness, size.
I tērā takiwā e rahi ake ana ngā itareti mō te moni, £10 i te tau mō te £100, me te matarahi ake te putanga nui (HKW 1/2/1899:5). / At that time the interest for the money was £10 per annum for £100, and more if the sum was larger.
Synonyms: katete
