pararūtiki
1. (loan) (verb) (-tia) to paralyse, numb.
I pararūtikitia a roto i tō waha e taua rama (TP 9/1901:1). / The inside of your mouth was numbed by that alcohol.
Synonyms: pararaiha, kerekerewai, matakerekere, matangurunguru, matarukuruku, kēkerewai, matangerengere, tītonga, tengatenga, matarekereke, mātorutoru
2. (loan) (noun) paralysis.
3. (loan) (noun) paralytic, paralysed person, paraplegic.
…ko te mea tēnei i ora ai te tinana me te wairua o te pararūtiki… (TP 7/1900:4). / …this is the thing to sustain the body and the spirit of the paralysed person…
