whakarara

whakararā

1. (verb) (-tia) to make a prolonged sound.

2. (verb) (-tia) to gargle.

Whakararātia te rongoā (W 1971:319). / Gargle the medicine, please.

3. (noun) rattle sound.

Ko wēnei ngā momo whakararā a te Māori hai whakarata pēpī, hai whakatangitangi rānei i roto i ngā kanikani whakatautau a ngā wāhine (TWK 41:9). / These were the types of rattle sounds of the Māori to pacify babies or to play in the enchanting dances of the women.

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1. (verb) (-tia) to score in parallel lines, mark in parallel lines.

Taku kiri i whakararatia ki te anga tupa (W 1971:326). / My skin marked with parallel lines with a scallop shell.

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2. (modifier) parallel.

Ko te rauponga. I tēnei tauira, ka tāruaruatia te pākati, ā, ka noho mai ēnei ki roto i ngā haehae, arā, ngā rārangi whakarara ki ia taha (RTA 2014:210). / The rauponga carving pattern. In this example, the pākati pattern of rows of chevron-shaped notches is repeated and these sit inside parallel grooves, that is parallel lines on each side.

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