2. (modifier) dripping (of rain, etc.), falling in drops.
E ua patapata nunui, ka mate au (NM 1928:52). / If it rains in large drops, I will perish.
3. (noun) thrum, tassel (of a korowai cloak).
4. (noun) tentacle (of a cuttlefish, etc.).
Ko ngā kawekawe, arā ko ngā patapata, ko ngā ngongotua, ka rere ērā ki te huka kōpuru moana ki reira huna ai i a rātau (JPS 1927:274). / The tentacles escaped to the ocean foam where they concealed themselves.
