matariki
1. (verb) to be small, minute.
Tātākina ā tātou wahie kia matariki (W 1971:190). / Cut up our firewood so that it is small pieces.
Synonyms: koroiti, mataririki, mahake, pakupaku, mōkitokito, paku, tātakimōri
2. (noun) leading light, celebrity.
Hei te 2 o ngā rā o Mei i ia tau, i ia tau, ka tuwhera te Kauhanganui, ka hui ngā matariki, ngā manukura, ngā whakamarumaru (TP 1/12/1900:4). / On 2 May each year, the King's Parliament opens and the leading lights, the leaders and guardians assemble.
