poutūmārō
1. (verb) to be at the meridian, reach the zenith, acme, high point, pinnacle, maturity, prime, midday.
Kua poutūmārō noa ake te rā - i te putanga mai o te rā te werawera anō aki tonu mai te rā ki runga ki a Mahara-kore; ka hemo ia i te kai, kua ngenge ia i te pikitanga i te maunga (KO 14/4/1883:15). / The sun had reached its zenith and is beating down on Thoughtless; and he is hungry and weary from climbing the mountain.
Synonyms: kōmata o te rangi, poutūmārōtanga, pakari, pakeke, poupoutanga o te rā, rānui, paerangi, aporei, pūharu, i te poupoutanga o te rā, tūhoetanga, tūhoe, rā-tū, karamata, karamatamata, kaweka, keokeo, tāpuhipuhi, tāmore
2. (noun) meridian, zenith, acme, high point, pinnacle, maturity, prime, midday.
Ko reira tōu mārama puta ai i roto i te pōuri, ka rite hoki tōu pōuri ki te poutūmārō (PT Ihaia 58:10). / Then shall thy light rise in obscurity, and thy darkness be as the noonday.
