Atamira, n. 1. Stage, platform. Ka piki raua ki runga ki to raua atamira (T. 130).
2. A low stage on which a dead person is laid out, one end being elevated for the head. Iri mai e pa i runga i te atamira (M. 69).
whakaatamira, v.t. Lay out on an atamira. Ka hemo te tupapaku ka whakaatamiratia.
Williams Dictionary