Mātāwai (i), n. Fountainhead. Taku mahuri totara … tena ka paea nga matawai o Rotoehu (M. 25).
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Matawai, matawaia (ii), a. Filled with tears. Kua matawaia ona kanohi.
Ko Hine-tītama koe matawai ana te whatu i te tirohanga.You are like Hine-tītama, a vision at which the eyes glisten.