Matariki - Pleiades
Mātāriki, n. North-east sea breeze. Te ra tuatahi he pai te haere, he mātāriki.
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Matariki (i), n. Pleiades, the first appearance of which before sunrise indicated the beginning of the Maori year; this was about the middle of June. Tirohia atu nei ka wheturangitia Matariki, te whetu o te tau (M. 254).
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Matariki (ii), a. Small, minute. Kia ahuria o iwi matariki e te rau e pae (M. 22). E koro, haehae matariki na e (M. 13). Tatakina a tatou wahie kia matariki.
whakamatariki, v.t. Reduce to fragments. Ka hewa te kai reka i tukua atu ai, hei hoko toki atu hei whakamatariki mo Tarere ra (M. 372).
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Matariki (iii), n. Superior quality of reeds for lining the roof and walls of a house, the inferior ones being called puha. Ka whakarerea te puha, ka whai ki te matariki (P.). He kakaho matariki, he rau heketara (S.).
whakamatariki, v.t. Dote on a female. Kei whakamatariki, ka ngahae te takare (S.).
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