paerangi

1. (verb) (-hia,-tia) to stick feathers in the hair, raise up high.

Paerangitia rā te pū ki Wharekohu. Kia nui ō tohu ki runga ki tō rangi (M 2005:240). / Raise up high the guns at Wharekohu. Let there be many tokens on your day.

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2. (modifier) coming from a distance.

He tangata paerangi (W 1971:246). / A person coming from a distance.

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3. (noun) horizon.

Kōkiri ana te haeata i te paerangi, kātahi anō a Herewini ka paku kite atu kua tata a ia ki te ngahere (TWK 52:26). / When the dawn shone on the horizon Herewini finally saw that he was near the forest.

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4. (noun) height of one's career, prime - a figurative use.

Paerangi: Ko te taumata o te tangata, e mau ai i ōna tohu e mōhiotia ai ia he rangatira (M 2006:252). / Prime: A person at the height of his career when he shows his attributes as a leader.

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Synonyms: aporei, pūharu, poutūmārō, poutūmārōtanga

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