Kairangi (i). 1. n. Rainbow.
2. Finest variety of greenstone.
3. (fig.) Exalted chief.
4. Anything held in high estimation, darling. Nei ka noho i te taruru o Puanga taku kairangi nei (M. 11).
Wahine kairangi = wahine kaihau. ‖ kaihau (i), 2.
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Kairangi (ii), a. Wandering, unsettled, Hei konei tonu au kairangi atu ai (N.M. i. 39).
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Kairangi (iii), v.t. Lop the topmost branches from a standing tree, instead of felling it. Me kairangi te rimu nei.
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