ūiraira
1. (verb) to flash, gleam.
E hoa, i a au ka mea atu hokona he ika māku, e mea na au hokona he ika parai nei, kaua tētahi e pūtē tonu mai ana ngā karu, e ūiraira tonu mai ana ngā unahi! (HJ 2015:206). / My friend, when I said buy some fish for me, I was meaning some fried fish, not one with the eyes still staring at me and the scales still gleaming!
2. (modifier) flashing, gleaming, shiny, glistening, glossy.
Me tango mai pea e au tētahi o aua hate ūiraira rā, mō te haere ki te kanikani ā te Hātarei (TWK 6:22). / Perhaps I should take one of those glossy shirts for going to the dance on Saturday.
Synonyms: pīata, mōhinuhinu, pīataata, kōratarata
