kahurangi

Māori

Etymology

From kahu (“cloak, garment”) +‎ rangi (“sky, Ranginui”), literally “cloak of Ranginui”.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkahuraŋi/ [ˈkɐhʉɾɐŋi]

Adjective

kahurangi

  1. blue
  2. precious

Noun

kahurangi

  1. dark blue

See also

Colors in Māori · ngā tae (layout · text)
     tea, mā      kiwikiwi      pango, mangu
             mea, kura, whero              karaka; parauri              kōwhai, renga
                          kāriki, kākāriki              kārikiuri
                          kikorangi              kahurangi
             tūāuri              waiporoporo              māwhero

Further reading

  • “kahurangi” in John C. Moorfield, Te Aka: Maori–English, English–Maori Dictionary and Index, 3rd edition, Longman/Pearson Education New Zealand, 2011, →ISBN.
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