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1. (noun) morning.

E rua ngā whakatētētanga i te rā. Kotahi i te ata, kotahi i te ahiahi (HP 1991:25). / There were two mikings per day, one in the morning and one in the afternoon.

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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.

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Synonyms: āhuahanga, taratarai, ahuahu, auaha, pokepoke, tārai, tārei, hanga, āhua


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.

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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.

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5. (noun) icon, computer icon.

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