tōnui

1. (verb) to be prosperous, prolific.

Ka mahi a Te Whatahoro ki te tuhi i ngā tikanga Māori, tōnui ana ngā mahi i oti i a ia (TTR 1990:21). / Te Whatahoro became a prolific writer on Māori traditions and customs.

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2. (modifier) prosperous, prolific, productive, flourishing, thriving, successful, affluent.

He mea hanga e ia i reira he teihana tōnui, hei whakatipu hipi, whakatipu kau (TTR 1996:149). / He developed a prosperous sheep and cattle station there.

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Synonyms: houkura, taurikura, ngaruru, hāwere, māpua, haumako, oho

3. (noun) prosperity, affluence, productivity.

Nō te murunga o ō rātau whenua tino tōtika, tauheke ana te tōnui, tauheke ana te ora o te iwi (TTR 1994:5). / When their most productive lands were confiscated their prosperity and life declined.

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Synonyms: houkura, tōnuitanga, taurikura

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