Atutahi mā Rehua
1. (personal noun) Canopus with Antares - Canopus is the second brightest star in the sky, Antares is the brightest star in the constellation Scorpius and the one associated with summer. Despite this, Atutahi mā Rehua often refers just to Canopus. Also as Autahi mā Rehua.
Atutahi mā Rehua: He whetū ēnei. He whetū kē a Atutahi (ko Autahi ki ētahi, ā ko ētahi ingoa ōna ko Kauanga, ko Paepaepoto); he whetū kē a Rehua. Ahakoa kei te karapiti i konei tōna aronga ko Atutahi anake. He reo tahito te ‘mā’, kei te mau i ērā wāhi o te reo Māori, ‘tekau mā tahi’, ‘tekau mā rua’, etc.; kua taka hei ‘me’ i muri nei (M 2004:16). / Canopus with Antares: Atutahi or Canopus, also called Autahi, and whose other names were Kauanga, Paepaepoto. It was one star, and Rehua or Antares another star. Despite this it signified only Canopus. 'Mā' is an archaic form, still retained in the numerals, as ‘tekau mā tahi’, ‘tekau mā rua’, etc. but the modern equivalent is ‘me’.
See also Autahi
