pīata
1. (verb) to be shiny, bright, polished, glossy.
I kitea tētahi wēra e takoto ana i te one, i Waipuka wāhi o Waimārama, i te 17 o ngā rā o Māehe, nā tētahi tamaiti i haere ki te whiu hōiho i kite, ko ngā hōiho nāna i kite wawe te wēra, ā ka mataku, ā ka tino mea taua tamaiti kia mōhio rawa ia ki te mea i wehi ai, i oma ai ana hōiho, ā ka kite e pīata ana i te one, ka mataku anō ia (TW 12/4/1875:69). / A whale was seen lying on the beach at Waipuka near Waimārama on the 17th of March, by a boy who went to drive horses, the horses saw the whale first, and took fright, and the boy was determined to know what made his horses bolt, and saw it shining on the beach he also took fright.
Synonyms: pīataata, paparewarewa, mōhinuhinu, ūiraira, kōratarata
2. (modifier) shiny, bright, polished, glossy, transparent.
Ko te huarahi o te pā he koura parakore, ko ia anō kei te karaihe piata (PT Whakakitenga 21:21). / The street of the city was pure gold, as it were transparent glass.
3. (noun) brightness, shine, gloss finish.
Te papai o te āhua o te tangata, te ātaahua o ngā kākahu, te pīata o ngā pātene (TKO 30/4/1919:9). / How smart the men appeared, with the beautiful clothes and the shining buttons.
Synonyms: titiwha, whakahīnātore, whakakanapa, whakakōpura, whakapīata, aho, kōpura, kōrapu, iraira, tīaho, hahana, parakena, kōwatawata, kohara, hana, kōtamutamu, tīramarama, tōwahiwahi, tōwāwahi, tīrama, titi, tore
