tahataha
1. (noun) bank (of a river), steep bank, cliff.
He nui te rākau whiro e tupu ana i te tahataha o taua awa (Popi 1887:32). / There are a lot of willow trees growing along the bank of that river.
Synonyms: taha
2. (noun) slope (of a hill or mountain).
Ko aua whenua, i ngā tahataha raki o Taranaki maunga, e pātata ana ki Nū Pāremata (TTR 1990:28). / Those lands are on the northern slopes of Mt Taranaki, near New Plymouth.
