raranga
1. (verb) (rangā,rānga) to weave, plait (mats, baskets, etc.).
Ka māngere ana te wahine ki te raranga whāriki, takapau, kōaka, ka kīia, 'He uri nō Hinerangi pakihore.' (TP 11/1908:6) / When a woman is too lazy to weave mats, fine floor mats and coarse mats it is said, 'A descendant of lazy Hinerangi.'
Synonyms: whiri, whiriwhiri
2. (noun) weaving.
Kua tae ināianei ki te wā hei whakatakoto i ngā kōrari mō te raranga (TWK 23:11). / It's now time to lay out the flax leaves for the weaving.
