pātaitai
1. (verb) (-ngia,-ria,-tia,-hia) to question, enquire, inquire, provoke, challenge.
Ka pātaitai rawa ia i tēnā, i tēnā, kia mōhio pai rawa ki ō rātau ingoa, nō hea rātau, he aha te mahi a ō rātau mātua, he aha ngā hāhi, he aha ngā akoranga kei te mauria e tēnā, e tēnā, me ētahi atu pātai huhua noa atu (HP 1991:51). / He questioned each one to ascertain their names, where they were from, what their parents did, what were their church denominations, what subjects each one had, and many other questions.
Synonyms: hītaritari, pākani, pātaritari, patou, whakakārangirangi, whakapātaritari, whakatenetene, whakatumatuma, whakahorohoro, whakariri, whakatari, māreherehe, kōpana, pātai, pītaritari, pātari, pītari, eneene, whakapātari, patapatai, mukākā, whakatatari, taunanawe, whakaui, whakanano, ui, uiui, urupounamu, pakirehua
2. (noun) questioning, questions, enquiries.
Kāore i ārikarika ngā pātaitai a taku māmā ki a au, me te papaki i aku taringa (HP 1991:23). / My mother asked me a lot of questions and slapped my ears.
Synonyms: pākiki, uiui, uiuinga, pātaitaitanga, patapatai
