Porangi. 1. a. Hurried. He aha tau e porangi nei ?
2. Headstrong, wrong-headed. E pa ma, ka whakamahia to tatou matua; he tamariki porangi era tamariki (T. 197).
3. Having the mind fully occupied, distracted. E tu porangi noa ana ki te rakuraku i te mangeo (T. 77).
4. Beside oneself, out of one's mind, mad. Kei te porangitia koe, no matou katoa enei whare (T. 122).
5. v.i. Wander. ‖ arangi.
6. v.t. Seek. Ka piki a Rupe, ka hau, ka porangi ki a Rehua (T. 32). Ka porangia he wahine mahana, ka porangi ki nga maunga (Tr. vii, 34).
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