ranga
Bingham
ránga
a. cranky, as a craft.
ránga
n. a leg.
raánga
n. a temporary stream of rain water.
vi. to flow, to run as rain water.
Sabatier
ranga
n. leg, thigh.
ex.
- te ranga ni beki: a ham.
- te nano n ranga: inside of leg.
- te boto n ranga: the top of thigh.
a. ranga ni kaba: long legs, having..., taking long steps.
a. steps.
v. tau-ranga, kareke ranga: to hold, to catch leg.
ex.
- tabe-ranga: to lift up leg.
- tau-ranga, kareke ranga, taberanga:
vt. idem.
ranga1
v. to lean to one side, to fall over, to capsize, to upset.
n. act of...
see rangaranga, ranga rio, ranga rake, ranga nako.
vc. ka-ranga: to turn upside down, to capsize, to turn over, to upset.
ranga2
vt. to brandish by turning (arms, tools, etc.).
fig. to enlarge, to develop by turning.
ranga3
na. flowing, to place in which water flows, watercourse, streaming.
v. ranga, ranga rio, ranga rake, ranga nako: to flow, to flow away.
n. te karanga: stream, brook, river.
ex. te kararang: rivulet, brooklet.
see karaiang.
v. rangaki: to flow, to flow away, to seep away, to parade (crowd).
vc. karanga: to make flow, to stream, to run down.
also. karangaea.
Topics: Weather and sky, The body