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raroa

Bingham

raróa

a. far away in place, distant.
n. distance in space.

Sabatier

raroa

n. remoteness, distance.
a. remote, distant, far away.
ex.
  • raroa kinokino: extremely remote:
  • raroa-kaei: great distance, very far.
  • kan raroa: a good distance, fairly near, half-way.
adv. i kiraroa: distant, very far.
idiom. tau raroa, taua raroana: keep at a distance, keep one's distance.
vc. kararoa, kakararoa: to move away, to hold apart, to thrust away, to repel, to push aside, to keep at a distance.
ex. kararoako! move away! keep away!