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rara

Bingham

ræ/ra

n. blood, rust, the menses.
a. bloody, rusty, having the menses.

rára

vi. to lean, to slant, to barely float.

ráraa

vt. to lean against.

Sabatier

rara

n. (1) blood, sticky sap, sap;
ex. v. ranin te kai: to bleed.
v. to bleed.
ex. rarabuabua: to bleed abundantly.
a. kau rara: sanguine, having much...
n. catamenia, menstruation, periods.
vc. kararaea: to make bleed.
n. (2) rust.
a. rusty.
vc. kararaea: to make rusty.

rara1

a. leaning, inclined.
v. to lean, to incline. rara-rio, rara-rake, rara-nako: lean to east,... west,... right over.
ex.
  • rara rake: to go up obliquely.
  • rarario: to come down in swerve.
ex. rara nako: to lean, to slant very much.

rara2

vt. to lean against, to lean on.
ex.
  • N na raraiko: I am going to lean on you.
  • Tai rara te mataroa: Don't lean against the door.
vc. ka-rara: to make..., lean towards,... lean against.

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