kanapu
1. (verb) to be bright, shining, glowing.
E takoto ana a Te Kati, ka rongo ake ia ki te whatitiri nui whakawehi rawa; muri tonu iho ka kite ia i te māramatanga e kanapu mai ana i tētahi kokonga o te rūmu (TWMNT 25/8/1874:217). / Mr Scott was lying down when he heard a fearful clap of thunder, and immediately after that saw a bright light in one corner of the room.
Synonyms: whitinga, pīrata, karengo, whakawhiti, whiti
2. (noun) lightning.
Ka rapa i te rangi, he uira, he kanapu, te tohu o te ariki (M 2004:26). / Lightning flashes in the sky, a sign of a great chief.
