2. (noun) form, shape, semblance.
Ko te ata, ko te āhua hoki o ngā taonga i riro i a rātou, ko te hei, ko ngā whakakai i mahue tonu iho (NM 1928:153). / They took the shapes and forms of the treasures, but the actual neck and ear ornaments were left behind.
3. (noun) reflected image, reflection.
Ka kite ia i te ata tangata i roto i te wai (W 1971:18). / She saw a man's reflection in the water.
Synonyms: whakaatanga, ataata, whakaahuatanga, whakaata
4. (noun) shadow (of a human).
He tangata mana, he tangata mākutu a Kīkī...Ka whiti te rā, e kore hoki e haere a Kīkī i te wāhi noa, kei haere tōna ata ki muri, kei tapu (NM 1928:145). / Kīkī was a person of mana and a man who practised mākutu...When the sun shone, Kīkī would never walk about anywhere lest his shadow move behind and the ground become tapu.
5. (noun) icon, computer icon.
