tatangi
1. (verb) to rattle, jingle (as with keys), gurgle.
Tōna roa e toru putu, he kōiwi kau tōna āhua, he whīroki rawa hoki; i tōna omanga atu, tatangi haere ana ngā iwi o taua nanakia nei (TWMNT 14/12/1875:298). / Its height was three feet, and it was a perfect skeleton, and it was extremely thin; and as it ran its bones rattled.
2. (noun) rattle, clatter, jingle.
Kāore au i te kōingo ki ngā tāone, ki te pōwaiwai o te tāngata, ki te haruru, ki te tatangi, ki te hoihoi. Kāti anō taku hoihoi ko te korihi a ngā manu, ko te pupuhi a te hau, ko te haruru o te tai, ko te hiere a te tamariki (TTT 1/8/1926:444). / I don't yearn for the towns, for the hustle and bustle of people, the rumble, clatter and noise. I'm fine with the noise of the birds singing, the wind blowing, the roar of the sea and the sound of children.
Synonyms: ruri
3. (noun) tambourine.
4. (noun) cutty grass, Gahnia lacera - a sedge found from North Cape to Whanganui. Grows 60 cm-1.5 m tall with wide yellowish green leaves that have a sharp cutting edge. Short flowering stems are stiff, and the panicles are followed by shiny black fruit.
See also toetoe ngaungau
Synonyms: toetoe kiwi, tarangārara, toetoe ngaungau
