Results for 'kahurangi'
kahurangi - dark blue; woman of high status or rank
Kahurangi. 1. a. Unsettled, wandering, irresolute. Tē ata mahara ki o potiki e kahurangi nei (Wa. 128). E kahurangi haere ana i runga i nga puke. ‖ arangi.
2. Unreliable. He atua kahurangi, waiho te mate mo Hapopo (P.). ‖ kahurakiraki.
3. Honourable, distinguished. Taku tira kahurangi ka makere i a au (M. 69). ‖ aparangi.
4. Prized, precious. Te riro te ngau a te atua ki nga hunga nunui, rere ke mai nei ki te kiri kahurangi (M. 329). He iti kahurangi (P. 85).
5. n. A light-coloured siliceous stone found embedded in hine-waiapu; called also matā kahurangi. Ka kotikotia ki te mata kahurangi, ki te paruhi e piri i te pari (S.).
6. A light-coloured variety of greenstone. Naku rawa i rere te whanga ki Kaiapohia ki te motoi kahurangi (M. 151).
7. Treasured possession, jewel, darling. Ka haere te wahine ki te whai i tana kahurangi (S. 35).
8. n. Chieftainess. Ka tau taua ingoa a Kahurangi ki te tamaiti wahine a nga matua momo rangatira.
Williams Dictionary
E hiahia ana au ki tērā kākahu kahurangi.
I want that blue dress.
Simple sentences: present tense - e... ana
Kei roto a Kahurangi rāua ko Hōhepa i tō rāua whare.
Kahurangi and Hōhepa are inside their house.
In, on, by, under... - kei runga...
Kei roto a Niko rāua ko Mia i tō rāua whare.
Niko and Mia are inside their house.
In, on, by, under... - kei runga...
He kahurangi ōna karu.
Her eyes are blue.
Categorizing sentences - he
He pai ki a ia te hāte kahurangi me te pōtae.
He likes the blue shirt and the black hat.
I like... - He pai ki a au...
He pai ake te tīma Kahurangi i te tīma Āwhiowhio.
The Blues are better than the Hurricanes.
Comparatives (better than...) - pai ake...
He pai atu te tīma Kahurangi i te tīma Āwhiowhio.
The Blues are better than the Hurricanes.
Comparatives (better than...) - pai ake...
He kahurangi rānei tōna kākahu?
Is her dress blue?
Taku toi kahurangi.
My precious jewel.
He iti kahurangi.
A little treasure.
Kua mate tō tātou mea kahurangi.
Our precious one has passed away.
Ko Kuikui te kahurangi o te whānau.
Kuikui is the treasure of the family.
He whero, he kahurangi, he kākāriki, he kōwhai rānei tēnā hāte?
Is that shirt red, blur, green or yellow?
Ka hoko au i te motokā kahurangi, i te motokā whero rānei.
I will buy the blue car or the red car.
Ka hoko koe i te motokā kahurangi, i te motokā whero rānei?
Will you buy the blue car or the red car?
