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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.

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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.

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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.

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