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aranga

1. (verb) to arise, ensue, come about, emerge.

I te mea e rua ngā rangatira o te ope a Ngāti Maniapoto ka wāhia e rua ngā wahanga o te tahua; kotahi wāhanga ki a Mania-opetini, kotahi wāhanga ki a Mania-uruahu. Ka aranga ai i konei tēnei ingoa a Ngāruawāhia. Nā te mata o ngā kai o taua tahua, ka aranga te ingoa, a Hākari-mata, mō te pae maunga i reira (NIT 1995:245). / Because there were two Ngāti Maniapoto chiefs, the feast was divided into two, one part for Mania-opetini and one for Mania-uruahu. Thus the name Ngāruawāhia emerged. Because the food of the feast was raw, the name Hākari-mata arose for the mountain range there.

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2. (verb) to become known.

Ka aranga te ingoa o tēnei whaiwhaiā he taupā i te wahine (TPH 31/8/1904:2). / The name of this witchcraft is known as the ritual to withhold the wife from other men.

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3. (verb) to rise to the surface, appear.

Ka aranga te taniwha (W !971:14). / The taniwha rose to the surface.

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Synonyms: puea

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