1. (noun) middle of the day, broad daylight, daylight, diurnal.
Haere ai māua i te wā tonu e awatea ana, i mua i te tōnga o te rā (HP 1991:14). / We went when it was still daylight, just before the sun set.
See also aoatea
Synonyms: i te awatea, aoatea, rānui
Te Aka Māori-English, English-Māori Dictionary and Index by John C Moorfield comprises a selection of modern and everyday language that will be extremely useful for learners of the Māori language.
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He Pātaka Kupu is a monolingual Māori language dictionary, and was designed using its own culturally authentic terms.
