rongonui
1. (modifier) famous, well-known.
Ko Lily Copplestone o Aotearoa tonu tētahi o ngā kaikauhoe matatū, rāua ko te kaikauhoe rongonui, ko Mercedes Gleitze, nāna nei i kau te hawai o Ingarangi (TTR 1998:117). / Lily Copplestone of Aotearoa/New Zealand was one of the endurance swimmers, and the famous swimmer, Mercedes Gleitze, who swam the English channel.
2. (noun) renown, fame.
Nā tēnei whare ka puta tōna rongonui ki ngā tai katoa o te motu (TTR 1994:97). / It is this house which brought his fame in all parts of the country.
Synonyms: hau
