Pata (i). 1. n. Drop of water, etc. He pata ua ki runga, he ngutu tangata ki raro (P.). Pata whakamao, clearing shower.
2. Seed, grain, as of maize, etc.
3. Suckers on the tentaculae of the cuttle-fish.
4. Cause, occasion. Kahore he pata o tana mahi.
5. Advantage, fruit. He aha te pata o ta tatou e mahi nei ?
6. In the term pata nui. ‖ patapata, 4.
7. v.i. Drip, fall in drops. Ka pata iho te ua.
patanga, n. As pata, 4 and 5, above.
papata. 1. n. Small waves, ripples.
2. Cockroach.
3. a. Numerous. Ki papata ana te whare i te tangata.
4. Scattered.
5. Covered with spots or pimples.
patapata. 1. v.i. Drip, drop.
2. n. Drop, as of rain. E ua patapata nunui, ka mate au (T. 61).
3. Thrums, strings on a cloak.
4. Parallel lines in the detail of carving, certain forms being known as pata nui or patapata nunui.
5. Tentaculae of a cuttlefish. Ko nga kawekawe, ara ko nga patapata, ko nga ngongotua ka rere era ki te huka kopuru moana.
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