2. (verb) to be in doubt, perplexed.
Waihoki ko ngā āpiha toko-i-te-ora he huhua ā rātou nā mahi ia rā, ia rā, kei te raparapa ō rātou whakaaro me tīmata rā ki whea, me tīmata rā ki whea (H 1992:21). / In addition the welfare officers have so much work to do each day that they are perplexed about where to begin.
Synonyms: pōhēhē, pōrahu, rararu, raupeka, raruraru, raru, pōkahu, pōkeka, pōritarita, pōrangirangi, pōrauraha, pōkaikaha, harapuka, tuarangaranga, pōrahurahu, raumahara
2. (verb) to flash repeatedly.
3. (noun) the projecting carved ends of the maihi of a meeting house.
4. (noun) sole (of the foot).
Ko ngā raparapa o Hotunui he nunui hoki (NM 1928:114). / The soles of the feet of Hotunui are large.
5. (noun) stock (of a gun).
E kīia ana ka mutu te wero ki te pēneti, ka hurihia ko ngā raparapa o ngā pū hei patu haere i te hoariri (TKO 8/1915:4). / It is said that when the attack with the bayonets ended the stocks of the guns were used to kill the enemy.
6. (noun) eels split open for drying.
Ko te mea tēnā e whakataukītia ana mō te whata o te tuna raparapa, ka iri i runga i te whata, 'Me te whata raparapa tuna e iri mai ana te tutu.' (W 1971:325). / That is something that is spoken of in a proverb concerning the hanging up of split eels when they are hung on an elevated platform, 'Tutu berries hanging like the split eels.'
whatīanga raparapa
1. (noun) ankle.
I te tīmatanga tō ngā whatīanga raparapa te hōhonu. Rere mai ana, tō ngā turi, rere tonu mai ana, tō ngā hope, ā ka matara mai, nā he awa e kore e taea te whiti (TH 1/3/1860:4). / At the start the depth is up to the ankles. It flows on and it's up to the knees, it continues flowing on and it's up to the hips, and a long way on it's now a river which can not be crossed.
