2. (noun) eclipse.
Mēnā e noho ana te rā, a Papatūānuku me te marama ki tētahi rārangi torotika, kātahi ka hua mai he āraitanga (RP 2009:171). / If the sun, the Earth and the moon lie in a straight line, then an eclipse is the result.
āraitanga kōmaru
1. (noun) solar eclipse.
E rua ngā āraitanga matua, ko te āraitanga o te rā (ka kīia ko te āraitanga kōmaru, te rā kūtia rānei) me te āraitanga marama (ka kīia ko te pounga) (RP 2009:171). / There are two main types of eclipses, the eclipse of the sun (called the solar eclipse) and the lunar eclipse.
pounga
1. (noun) lunar eclipse.
Ka tae mai a Te Teira ki te whakaoho i ahau. Ka kī mai, "Me haere tāua kia kite i te pounga o te marama." (TWK 16:23). / The Rev. Richard Taylor arrived to wake me up. He said, You and I should go to see the eclipse of the moon."
Synonyms: āraitanga marama
āraitanga marama
1. (noun) lunar eclipse.
E rua ngā āraitanga matua, ko te āraitanga o te rā (ka kīia ko te āraitanga kōmaru, te rā kūtia rānei) me te āraitanga marama (ka kīia ko te pounga) (RP 2009:171). / There are two main types of eclipses, the eclipse of the sun (called the solar eclipse) and the lunar eclipse.
Synonyms: pounga