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.
