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raraka

1. (verb) (-ina) to entangle, snare.

Me raraka te ngeru mohowao ki te kupenga (PK 2008:748). / The feral cat should be snared with the net.

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2. (modifier) impending, imminent, looming - used of ills likely to happen or are difficult to avoid.

He mate raraka (W 1971:321). / An impending difficulty.

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Synonyms: whano

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