matararahi
1. (verb) to be large, big.
Ko ngā taringa o te arewhana e matararahi ana. / The ears of elephants are large.
See also rarahi
2. (modifier) large, big.
Ka ahu whakarunga o te awa, ā tae rawa ki Kaiwhakauka. Ehara, ko Te Peehi Tūroa me tana ope matararahi, me ana uku o Taupō, e tū mai ana (TTR 1990:380). / They advanced up the river and reached right to Kaiwhakauka. But Te Peehi Tūroa and his large army, with his Taupō allies, blocked them.
Synonyms: pūhetī, kaitā, mātuatua, mokorarahi, rahi, pūwharu, kūpara, pūharu, pūwheti, tuangea, ruarangi, nui, hira, whakatikotiko, matarahi, rarahi, katete, korahi, tetere, mātua, nunui, whakahara, mokorahi
3. (modifier) prominent, eminent, important, distinguished, esteemed.
