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parani

1. (loan) (verb) (-tia) to brand.

Ko ngā kau e pāhitia ana kāore kau he mate, kai paranitia (TJ 6/10/1898:13). / The cows are being passed as disease-free, in case they are branded.

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2. (loan) (noun) brand.

He kau uha, he purepure, ko te parani i pēnei me te 2 i te hūhā katau, me te parani i te hūhā mauī, he kūwao tāne tāna (TW 12/8/1876:7). / A spotted cow, with a brand like a 2 on the right thigh and a brand on the left thigh, also with a male calf.

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parani

1. (loan) (noun) brandy.

He kaihoko mātou i te parani, i te rama, i te wāina, me ngā huka, tī, parāoa, me ērā atu mea (TW 22/6/1878:12/320). / We are sellers of brandy, rum, wine, as well as sugar, tea, flour and other things.

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Parani

1. (loan) (location) France.

Ko ngā tāngata mahi rīnena i Parani e tae ana ki te rima rau mano (TKH 15/7/1885:9). / There are five hundred thousand people making linen in France.

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parani

1. (loan) (noun) verandah.

I hangaia he tēneti mō ngā kaikōrero, mō ngā kaiwaiata ki runga i te parani o tētahi whare tiketike (TP 7/1900:9). / An awning was put up for the speakers and singers on the verandah of a tall house.

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parani

1. (noun) Lagenophora petiolata - a native daisy with white flowerheads in summer. Found in open grassland, light scrub and forest.

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