tīrangorango
1. (verb) to be scattered, in disorder, disarranged, jumbled.
I āta whaowhina ai ki te rua kia piri ai, kei tīrangorango (W 1971:423). / They are placed carefully in the storage pit so that they are close together, lest they become scattered.
Synonyms: tīrangaranga, nanu, maheu, korara, mirara, pirara, mahora, marara, kaupararī, tīrara, tīrararara, papata, wawā, wāwā, whakawawā, makatea, mātiritiri, kaupāpari, kātohatoha, pahara, paihore, whakapirara, pīwawa, katea, kūwawa
2. (noun) disoder, mess, disarray, muddle, mayhem.
Ka huaina e te pūru rērere te tīrangorango i waenga i te huihuinga (Ng 1993:272). / The runaway bull created mayhem amongst the crowd (Ng 1993:272).
Synonyms: tīwekaweka, powhiwhi, kūnakunaku, kaumingomingo, aneatanga
