pararaiha
1. (loan) (verb) (-tia) to paralyse.
I ōna tau whakamutunga ka pāpāngia e te mate, ka pararaihatia, he hua nō tana takanga i te hōiho i a ia i Waipiro (TTR 1990:88). / In his final years he was in poor health and suffered from paralysis, a result of a fall from a horse while he was at Waipiro Bay.
Synonyms: pararūtiki
2. (loan) (adjective) be paralysed.
Ngā mate o taua 600 tamariki ko ia ēnei e whai ake nei: he tuarā hake, he waewae hapehape, he kopa, he pararaiha nō ngā waewae, he pararaiha nō ngā ringaringa, he kakī pakoki, he kounu nō te iwi-o-te-tuarā, he parori nō te tikihope (TTT 1/1/1925:170). / The ailments of those 600 children were the following: hunchbacked, leg deformities, lameness, paralysis of the legs and arms, distorted necks, dislocated spine and crooked thighs.
Synonyms: korongenge
3. (loan) (noun) paralysis.
Nō te hounga atu o Wī Waaka ki te whare, kātahi ka hemo i te pararaiha, ka mauria ki waho (TTR 1990:250). / When Wī Waaka entered the house he collapsed with paralysis, and was taken outside.
Synonyms: iokerewai, pararūtiki
