really difficult to answer without some indication of whom you are praising
some Japanese monks that praise monkeys.
excellent
trust, note, praise...
There is a few words that are synonyms of the word acclaimed. Some of the synonyms words are praise, cheer and welcome.
称賛 Shōsan
"Keep it up!" are good praise words. The phrase starts with the letter k.
Japanese and Korean share some grammatical similarities, and some words. Other than this, they are quite different.
Praise is the word that is different from traduce, defame, and libel because it has a positive connotation, whereas the other three words have negative connotations.
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No. There are dozens of words for praise, and also dozens for strength, but they do no overlap.
There may be some by coincidence, but there is no linguistic connection between Japanese and Māori.
Hallelujah is a Hebrew word meaning "praise ye JAH (Jehovah)." In modern parlance, both words mean "praise the Lord" or "praise Jehovah."