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rironga

1. (noun) circumstance of acquiring, obtaining, acquisition.

Nō te rironga mai o ēnei taangata i a Kupe kātahi anō ka hari te ngākau o Kupe (JPS 1957:219). / When Kupe obtained these men Kupe's heart was glad.

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Synonyms: kaitaonga, whiwhinga


2. (noun) circumstance of taking away, carrying away.

Te rironga mai i te tangata ki roto i tōna whare, kua takahia te upoko, kua mate (JPS 1895:137). / When it's taken into the hut by the man, he treads on its head, and it dies.

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3. (noun) circumstance of going, departure, going away.

I te tekau tau atu i 1920, i te rironga atu o Allen Bell, te rangatira o te nūpepa, te 'Northlander' ki te Whare Pāremata, he nui te wā i noho ai a Rehutai hei kaiētita mō taua pepa (TTR 1998:97). / During the 1920s when Allen Bell, the owner of the 'Northlander' newspaper, had gone to Parliament, Rehutai for a long time was editor for the newspaper.

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4. (noun) asset.

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