2. (modifier) large, big - mainly used as the plural form of nui.
I tōna wā ka tū ko ia hei rangatira mō Ngāti Rangiwewehi, tētehi o ngā hapū nunui o Te Arawa (TTR 1990:9). / In his time he became a leader of Ngāti Rangiwewehi, one of the large Te Arawa sub-tribes.
See also nui
Synonyms: rarahi, katete, korahi, tetere, matararahi, mātua, whakahara, mokorahi, pūhetī, kaitā, kūpara, mokorarahi, rahi, pūwharu, whakatikotiko, pūharu, pūwheti, tuangea, ruarangi, nui, hira, mātuatua, matarahi
3. (noun) size, bigness.
(Te Pihinga Textbook (Ed. 2): 44;)
Nō te makurutanga, te nunui o te kūmara (HP 1991:14). / Because of the fertility the kūmara were huge.
