2. (modifier) cold.
Ko ā rātau kai he miere ngahere, he wai mātao, ka mutu (TTR 1990:212). / Their food was wild honey and cold water; nothing else.
Tēnā ko te inu i te wai mātao, rōnaki tonu te heke i te korokoro, ā ngata noa, me te tere tonu o te ngata (TP 5/1903:6). / Well, when drinking cold water, it slips easily down the throat and is satisfying, and the satisfaction is immediate.
3. (noun) cold.
Ko Whakaahu te whetū kei te ārahi i tēnei marama. Piri tonu ngā turi o te hākoro me te hākui i te mātao (TTT 1/8/1922:7). / Castor is the star that heralds this month when the knees of the old men and elderly women cling together because of the cold.
