atarua
1. (verb) to be poor-sighted, vision-impaired.
I te tamarikitanga o te tangata e pakari ana e māia ana, ka koroheketia, ka atarua te kanohi, ā, ka mau ki te tokotoko (TH 1/10/1860:3). / When people are young, they are strong and bold, but when they become elderly, their eyesight becomes poor and they use a walking stick.
Synonyms: kōnakonako
2. (modifier) weak (of eyesight).
Koia tēnei he mōhiti karaihe mō ngā kanohi atarua (KO 20/12/1887:7). / This is why there are spectacles for weak eyes.
3. (noun) blurred vision, dim vision, poor eyesight, seeing double.
Nā i taua wā kei te takoto a Eri i tōna wāhi, kua tīmata hoki ōna kanohi te atarua, kāhore hoki i āta kite (PT 1Hamuera 3:2). / And it came to pass at that time, when Eli was laid down in his place, and his eyes began to wax dim, that he could not see.
Synonyms: hinapō
