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Ata
Ata 1.
Dawn, first light before sunrise;
ku-hamu-á te ata , dawn has
broken; ku-tehe-á te ata,
it's already dawn (lit.: the lights
have flown). 2. Particle inserted
between the imperative prefix ka
and the verb to signify 'well,
carefully, intelligently':
ka-ata-hakarivariva, prepare it
well. Between the prefix e
and kahara it expresses 'to
make sure that, to take good care
that...' : e-ata-kahara koe o
oona, be careful not to get
dirty; e-ata-kahara koe o kori te
moa o te tahi pa, be sure not to
steal chickens of another property.
3. More: iti, small; ata
iti, smaller; he-ata-ata
iti-iti ró, the smallest of all.
Vanaga.
Âta
1. Shadow: he-veveri te poki, ana
tikea toona âta, the child is
frightened at seeing his shadow;
person's reflection (in mirror, in
water): he âta oou-á, it's
your own reflection. 2. To be
frightened by a shadow: he-âta te
îka, the fish are frightened
(and they flee) by people's shadows.
Vanaga.
1. Image, picture,
portrait, design; to draw, to paint
(shadow sense). P Mgv: ata,
image, likeness, portrait, shadow of
a human being, form, shape,
appearance, imprint, impression.
Mq.: ata, image, statue,
portrait, shadow, surface; to
design, to mark. Ta.: ata,
shade, shadow appearance, form,
representation of an object, cloud,
cloudy. 2. Transparency, end of day,
sunset (bright sense); e ata,
red clouds; ku ata,
transparent; ata mea, ata
tea, ata tehe, dawn,
daybreak, sunrise; ataata,
end of day, sunset. P Mgv.: ata,
morning or evening twilight,
daybreak, dawn; ata haihai,
evening twilight, a beautiful
sunset; ataiai, twilight,
clouds red with the sunset;
atakurakura, a beautiful sunrise
or sunset; atareureu, dawn,
the first peep of day, morning
twilight. Mq.: ata, to
appear, to rise, to shine (of
stars); ata uá, morning
twilight; ataata, diaphanous,
transparent. Ta.: ata,
twilight. 3. A designation of space;
ata hakahohonu, abyss; ata
hakaneke mai, nearby, close at
hand; ata tapa, lateral,
marginal. 4 ? Ata kimikimi,
to inquire; ata puo, to hill
a plant; ata ui, to examine,
to taste. Churchill.
Atahenua (ata
3 - henua 1), landscape,
countryside. Atakai: 1.
Generous, hospitable, beneficent,
indulgent, liberal, obliging;
prodigality, indulgence; rima
atakai, benevolent, generous,
open-handed; gift, liberality. 2.
Calm, unperturbed, grateful.
Churchill. Ata-ta T,
evening (? ataata).
Atatehe (ata 2 - tehe
1), dawn; popohaga atatehe,
morning, early in the morning.
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