kōmata
1. (noun) end, extremity, nipple (of the breast).
I mate mai a Īhaka Whaanga ki Te Māhia i te 14 o Tīhema 1875, ā, he mea tāpuke i runga i tētahi maunga tū tahanga noa iho i te kōmata tonga o te pito o Te Māhia (TTR 1990:395). / Īhaka Whaanga died at Māhia on 14 December 1875. He was buried on an isolated hill at the southern tip of the Māhia peninsula (DNZB 1990:585).
2. (noun) young tender shoots of plants such as the cabbage tree.
I reira anō hoki te poaka pūihi, te tia, te pikopiko me te kōmata (TTR 2000:206). / There there were also wild pig, deer, fern fronds and the tender shoots of the cabbage tree.
3. (noun) darling, beloved, dearest, treasure.
Taku kōmata, taku kahurangi pīataata (W 1971:131). / My darling, my shining jewel.
kōmata o te rangi
1. (noun) zenith, highest point of the celestial sphere, acme, high point, pinnacle.
Tukua tērā kia mau i tāna ake rā hai tīokaoka mō te kōmata o te rangi e tū nei (JPS 1897:45). / Let him take his own weapon and pierce repeatedly the highest point of the celestial sphere.
Synonyms: poutūmārō, poutūmārōtanga, kaweka, keokeo, tāpuhipuhi, karamata, tāmore, karamatamata
