2. (loan) (noun) measurement, dimension.
Ki te pai te Pākehā māna ēnei rākau, me tuku mai te meiha o te whānui, o te mātotoru, o te roa hoki (TW 20/7/1878:10/366). / If the Pākehā wants these trees for himself, he should give us the measure of the width, thickness and length.
2. (loan) (personal name) Major (title in the army).
I te Mane ka rere mai a Meiha Te Wheoro i Areka kia kite i tana hoa aroha (TW 17/8/1878:415). / On the Monday, Major Te Wheoro came from Areka to see his dear friend.
tāriana meiha
1. (loan) (noun) sergeant major.
Ka tae mai te tāriana meiha, ka ui mai ki tō mātau kānara, “Nō whea koutou?” Ka kīia atu, “Nō Niu Tīreni.” (TJ 8/2/1898:3). / When the sergeant major arrived he asked our colonel, “Where are you from?” He said, “From New Zealand.”
Synonyms: haihana meiha
haihana meiha
1. (loan) (noun) regimental sergeant major - a warrant officer assisting the adjunct of a regiment or battalion.
Synonyms: tāriana meiha
2. (loan) (personal name) Sergeant Major.
Nāna i āwhina a Haihana Meiha Frank Rennie – he Pākehā kāore nei e mōhio ki te kōrero Māori (TTR 1998:168). / He assisted Sergeant Major Frank Rennie – a Pākehā who couldn't speak Māori.
