papata
1. (verb) to be scattered, numerous.
Kua papata te iwi ki ngā tōpito katoa o te ao (PK 2008:591). / The tribe has scattered to all ends of the world.
Synonyms: makiu, rahi, huhua, nui, hira, maruru, mahamaha, makehua, rea, tini, tokomaha, maha, tuauriuri, wene, tuarea, makatea, mātiritiri, kaupāpari, kātohatoha, pahara, paihore, whakapirara, pīwawa, tīrangaranga, katea, tīrangorango, kūwawa, maheu, korara, mirara, pirara, mahora, marara, kaupararī, tīrara, tīrararara, wawā, wāwā, whakawawā
2. (noun) cockroach - a general name for several species. Broad, flat, greasy, fast-running insects with spiky legs. Active at night.
3. (noun) small waves, ripples.
Synonyms: pūkarukaru
