mahau
1. (noun) porch, verandah.
I ngā hōtēra o Ingarangi tērā ētahi tohu kei runga i ngā mahau tomokanga atu e piri mai ana (TTT 1/10/1921:5). / With the hotels of England there are some signs attached above the entrance porches.
Synonyms: tupehau, kōihi, whakamahau, haurangi, roro, kopa pākai, hōpua
māhau
1. (pronoun) for you - used when the possessor will have control of the relationship or is dominant, active or superior to what will be possessed, Dialectal variation of māu.
See also māu