1. (stative) be multicoloured.
Synonyms: kanorau
2. (noun) rainbow.
Ka tare i runga he haki, he kara, ko ngā āhua katoa o te kahukura e tāwhana nei i runga (TP 1/2/1901:13). / Hanging on it was a flag with all the colours of the rainbow forming an arch on it.
Synonyms: Uenuku, Tūāwhiorangi, āniwaniwa, kōpere, Ōuenuku, tāwhana, tāwhanawhana, āheahea, atuapiko
4. (noun) cloak coloured with red ochre.
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