whakarongo

Maori

Etymology

whaka- +‎ rongo

Verb

whakarongo (passive whakarongona)

1. to hear, to listen
   • 2018, “Rū Ana Te Whenua”, performed by Alien Weaponry:

     Whakarongo mai ki te tangi o nga pū i runga i te taumata a Pukehinahina

     Listen to the roar of the guns on the hilltop of Pukehinahina

2. to taste
3. to obey

References

“whakarongo” in John C. Moorfield, Te Aka: Maori–English, English–Maori Dictionary and Index, 3rd edition, Longman/Pearson Education New Zealand, 2011, →ISBN.