2. (verb) (-ina,-kia,-tia) to gleam, shine.
Nō te kitenga o Tāne-tūturi i taua māramatanga ka kōrero atu ia ki ōna tuākana, "Kua kitea e au tētahi māramatanga e kohara mai ana i roto i te kēkē o tō tātau pāpā. Kei te hunaia e ō tātau mātua te māramatanga i a tātau, kei whiti mai ki a tātau." (HWM 4). / When Tāne-tūturi saw the light he said to his elder brothers, "I have seen some light shining in the armpit of our father. The light is being hidden from us by our parents so that it can't shine on us."
Synonyms: tīrama, pīata, titi, tore, titiwha, whakahīnātore, whakakanapa, whakakōpura, whakapīata, aho, kōpura, kōrapu, iraira, tīaho, hahana, parakena, kōwatawata, hana, kōtamutamu, tīramarama, tōwahiwahi, tōwāwahi
3. (verb) (-tia) to enthuse, be passionate about, enraptured, enthusiastic, infatuated, smitten.
Ka kohara a Hineteiwaiwa ki a Tinirau. Ka kohara a Tinirau ki a Hineteiwaiwa (Tr 1874:49). / Hineteiwaiwa was smitten with Tinirau and Tinirau was infatuated with Hineteiwaiwa.
Synonyms: remurere, panapana, manawawera, mate kanehe, ngākau whiwhita
