ruānuku
1. (noun) wise man, sage, old man.
He uri hikahika matua mai i a Te Kēmara, te tohunga matakite, tangata ruānuku nei o Ngā Puhi (TTR 2000:70). / A direct descendant of Te Kēmara, the seer and wise old man of Ngā Puhi.
Synonyms: whakatuatea, hīnātore, mātauranga, wānanga, kokoro, tāua, nehe, pou, kaumātua, pēperekōu, koeke, korokoroua, koroheke, tauheke, koroua
2. (noun) alchemist.
