pīataata
1. (verb) to be shiny, bright, polished, glowing.
Tētahi mahi anō āna i ngā pō, he ūkuikui i ana ringa ki ngā māti o ērā wā, ka piri mai te hīnātore, ka pīataata katoa ana ringa - hei whakarite mō te Atua (TTR 1990:218). / One of the things he did at night was to rub his hands with the matches of those times and phosphorus would stick to them and his hands would glow - to represent God.
Synonyms: pīata, paparewarewa, mōhinuhinu, ūiraira, kōratarata
2. (modifier) shiny, bright, polished, glowing.
Kore rawa tētahi mea i noho hē i te whare o Hīria, mai i ngā papa pīataata, ngā paraina rākau ā-wēnīhiana me ngā ārai rēhi mā o ngā matapihi (TTR 1996:71). / Hiria's home was immaculate, including the polished floors, the wooden venetian blinds and the white lace curtains of the windows.
3. (noun) brightness.
Ka hoki anō ngā mahara o Malcolm ki ngā koroua o mua o Te Arawa e mau kamupūtu ana, he pūtu mahi rānei, nā, i ēnei rā kua kaha ake te pīataata o ngā hū, te perēhi i ngā tarau, me he hutu anō te rite o ngā kākahu (Rewi 2005:88-89). / Malcolm's thoughts turned to the elderly men of Te Arawa of earlier times who wore gumboots or work boots, but these days the shoes are shinier , the trousers are pressed and suits are worn.
