2. (location) the right hand, the right side.
Ka wehe te moana i taua wā tonu, ngā wai ki mauī, ki katau (HP 1991:122). / At that very moment the sea separated, the water went to the left and to the right.
See also matau
3. (noun) right hand, right-hand side, the right hand, the right-hand side.
Ka maunu te toki a Kahukura, ka whiua nā te mauī, nā te katau, ko te tukunga atu i reira, kua rewa a Kahukura i roto i te toto (JPS 4:94). / Kahukura drew his axe, and struck left and right, so that when he left that place he was covered with blood.
Synonyms: matau
