kōrekoreko
1. (verb) to sparkle, dazzle.
Hei whakamīharo mā ngā tauiwi te rā e puta ake ana i te rāwhiti, kōrekoreko ana a runga i te kare o te moana i ōna hihi kanapa (TKO 15/5/1884:8). / The sun rising in the east is something foreigners admire, sparkling on the surface of the ocean with its bright rays.
2. (verb) to be dazzled, white, fluorescent.
I āhua kōrekoreko ngā kanohi o te Māori i te kitenga i ngā taonga whakamīharo a te Pākehā, mahue ana ngā taonga Māori, whiua ana ki tahaki (TTT 1/5/1923:4). / Māori eyes were a bit dazzled when they saw the marvelous equipment of the Pākehā, Māori tools were abandoned and tossed aside.
