rangirua
1. (verb) to be in doubt, uncertain, ambivalent, confused, having two aspects, ambiguous, irregular, sceptical, holding doubts, out of unison.
Ki te rangirua ngā kupu o te ngārahu kua hē katoa te hāpai o ngā waewae. Nō reira hoki, e hoa mā, ki te kotahi ō tātou reo ki te whiu i te kupu ki te Pāremete ka rawe, ki te rangirua ngā reo o te iwi Māori ka kino (TP 1/1906:8). / If the words of the war dance are out of unison the lifting of the feet will be all wrong. And so, my friends, if our voices are united when we make submissions to Parliament that is great, but if the voices of the Māori people are confused that is bad.
Engari inā whakaarohia ake te kōrero rā, "tērā ka rangirua te hunga pōti i ngā tikanga pōti hou", kei konei au e whakaaro ana, mēnā rā i rangirua he tāngata i te āhua o tēnei o ngā pōtitanga, ehara kau ana i a tātou, te iwi whānui (HM 1/1997:2). / But when we consider the statement that "the voters were confused because of the new voting procedure" here I am thinking that if people are confused because of the nature of this particular election, it's not the fault of us, the general populace.
Synonyms: whakaparau, whakateka, hokirua
2. (verb) to be out of tune, out of time, out of sync.
Kua hē te taki, kua rangirua tana hari i te waiata (RTP 2015:93). / The beat is wrong and her leading of the song is out of time.
3. (noun) out of tune, out of time, out of sync.
He aha te rerekētanga o te rangirua me te ia kore? Koirā kē hoki tō te haka, ko te ia o te haka (Wh4 2004:74). / What's the difference between 'rangirua' (out of tune) and 'ia kore' (lacking rhythm)? The latter, the 'ia' (rhythm/cadence), is for haka.
4. (noun) ambivalence, confusion, uncertainty.
Nā te rangirua pea o ngā whakaaro o te hunga e mōhio ana ki a ia, i whakawareware ai rātou i ōna kāwai (TTR 1994:26). / Perhaps because of uncertainty in the minds of those who knew him, they have forgotten his lines of descent.
