rarahi
1. (verb) to be loud.
Ko ētahi reo i ririki, ko ētahi i rarahi, ko ētahi i tanguru (TPH 15/12/1900:3). / Some voices were soft, others were loud and some were deep.
See also rahi
Synonyms: kaha, tiori, hoihoi, tīwerawera, pākinakina
2. (adjective) be large, great (plural form).
(Te Pihinga Textbook (Ed. 2): 44;)
He matamoe te ingoa, ā, he āhua rarahi tonu. He āhua pākākā me te mōhinahina ka whakauru haere (HP 1991:15). / Its called a short-finned eel and it's rather large and quite brown with touches of grey.
Synonyms: matararahi, mātua, nunui, whakahara, mokorahi, pūhetī, kaitā, mātuatua, mokorarahi, kūpara, pūwharu, whakatikotiko, pūharu, pūwheti, tuangea, ruarangi, nui, hira, rahi, matarahi, katete, korahi, tetere
3. (modifier) loudness.
Nā te rarahi o tana reo i ngawī mai ai te hopuoro (RTP 2015:93). / Because her voice was so loud the microphone squealed.
