parangēki
1. (noun) a sign in the form of sounds or a feeling that gives a sense of foreboding, a portent of a tragic event.
Ko te patupaiarehe, ko te ope tūrehu, ko te ope parangēki, ko ēnā mea he wairua tangata mate atu o te ao nei (JPS 1929:217). / The patupaiarehe are a group of fairies, a group of spirits of people who have died.
Synonyms: tiramaka
