Atarau, n. 1. Moon. Ka titi te atarau mārama tonu.—E titi koia e te atarau, tiaho i runga ra (M. 119).
2. Moonlight. I tetahi po atarau ka haere a Rona ki te utu wai (M.M. 167).
3. a. (fig.) Beam of Light. He mea purupuru te atarau o te whare kia kore ai e kitea te awatea.
Williams Dictionary