mata - point, blade; face
mātā - swamp
matā - flint; blade; lead; bullet; earwig
mata - face, eye (n); raw (adj)
Mātā (i), n. 1. Heap, layer. Na tonu te mata manu a Turei te tiketike.
2. Receptacle packed with preserved fish or birds, or fern root. Kotahi te manu e tangohia ana i roto i te mata.
whakamātā, v.t. Heap up, pack one upon another or in layers. Ka maroke te aruhe ka whakamata ki te kete.—Ko nga tuna, he mea pawhara, a ka raua ki te kete, he mea whakamata.
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Mātā (ii), mātātā, n. 1. Deep swamp.
2. Carex diandra and C. secta, niggerhead; swamp plants. Te taura, ehara i te harakeke, engari he toetoe mata.
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Mātā (iii), mātātā, n. Bowdleria punctata, fern-bird. = kotata.
2. Torpedo fairchildi, electric ray, and Caprodon longimanus, longfin; fish.
3. Paesia scaberula and Histiopteris incisa, ferns.
mātātā, n. 1. Rhabdothamnus solandri, a shrub.
2. Bowdleria punctata, the fern-bird.
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Mātā (iv), mōtā, and more generally mata, particle, adding little force to the clause; sometimes may be translated just; generally used after ra. Kia rawe ai ra mata o taonga ki a au (M. 172). Waiho ra mota kia taria ake (M. 85). Me aha hoki mota i te kino i te tinana (M. 271). ‖ katiramata, ramota.
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Mātā (v). —— Whare mātā, a house devoted to the preparation and storing of snares and other articles pertaining to woodcraft, bird snaring, etc., Ko te whare mata, he whare whapiko rau huka.
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Matā, n. 1. Flint, quartz, or obsidian, used for cutting. Homai he matā kia haea ki taku kiri (S.). Matā waiapu, a stone found at Waiapu, near the East Cape. Matā tuhua, obsidian; so called from Mayor Island (Tuhua). Katahi ka haehaea ki te mata whaiapu, ki te mata tuhua (T. 152). Mata kautete, saw-like weapon, made of flakes of obsidian, or sometimes shark's teeth, fastened to a wooden frame.
2. Lead, bullet. (Mod.)
3. Anisolabus littorea, earwig; an insect.
4. Mata kai kutu, warrior. Haere atu ra koe te mata kai kutu.
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Mata (i), n. 1. Face. To mata i haea ki te uhi matarau (M. 28).
2. Surface. Kua whati te mata o te tai (The tide has turned).
3. Eye. Titiro to mata ki a Rehua, ki te mata kihai i kamo (M. 277). Mata-a-ruru, rings of paua shell inserted in carved work. Riariakina ra te tahuhu o to whare, e, tiwhaia ki te mata-a-ruru hei pukana ki te whenua (S. ii, 86).
4. Edge. Me he kino whakairo au e hurihia ki te toki mata iti (M. 403).
5. Point. Kihai i tuku turi kia tangohia atu i te mata o te tao roa (M. 128).
6. Headland.
7. Mesh of a net.
8. In the expression Mata o Hoturoa, which in the example appears to be a star name. Mehemea kei te Mata o Hoturoa e ngau ana i te marama e koa ana te taua.
matamata. 1. n. Point, extremity. Ko te matamata he mea tahu ki te ahi (T. 81). Matamata rongo, salute by pressing the noses together.
2. Top, summit.
3. Headland. He kino no nga matamata i hoki ai te waka ra.
4. Source. Kei nga matamata o te awa.
5. ad. Suddenly. Kapo matamata, take at a disadvantage. Na Wari ahau nana i kapo matamata i te riri.
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Mata (ii), a. 1. Raw, uncooked. Ka mata te umu a Kuiwai, wahine a Manaia (T. 83). Me nga mataitai i kainga matatai e ia ra (T. 79).
2. Unripe, of fruit.
3. Fresh, green, of foliage not dried or withered. He mata nga toko o taua tuaahu (T. 75). He mea whawhati mai i te rakau mata.
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4. Fresh, as water. He wai mata.
5. n. = huamata, firstfruits. Mata o te tau, new growth of spring.
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Mata (iii), n. 1. Medium of communication with a spirit. Mata taketake, some adjunct of the tuaahu. He tuaahu karakia, karakia taua, karakia whakamoemoe tangata, takotoranga no te mata taketake; te mana tenei o Ngati-Awa, ko te mata taketake.—Ko Taunga te tangata i a ia te mata taketake. Also applied to the tuaahu itself. Mata tapu, food set apart for the atua. Tona putake i kahakina ai e Te Ririo nana i kai i te mata tapu, he imu tapu tenei ma te tohunga.
2. Spell, charm. He mata ta whito te karakia a Tamure, hei ro ngoa mona (T. 172). Mata rakau, a charm pronounced over weapons before fighting. = hoa rakau, ki tao. Mata-rere-puku, a form of witchcraft.
3. Prophetic song. He mata na Te Kukurarangi (M. 111). Ko te mata tenei mo te matenga o Pukerangiora (M. 174).
matamata aitu, seer. = matatuhi.
‖ matakite, matatuhi.
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Mata (iv), n. A small fish similar to inanga, caught in salt water.
matamata, n. Young of nauhuri and of inanga; fish.
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Mata (v). ‖ mata (iv).
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