2. (modifier) miscarried.
Kei ētahi, ka whānau tahe mai a Taranga (Te Ara 2014). / According to some, Taranga miscarried.
3. (noun) period, menstruation.
Mā te wera hei whakamauru i te mamae o te wahine whakawhānau me te rere o te tahe (Te Ara 2013). / Heat was used to relieve the pain of a women in childbirth and for menstruation.
Synonyms: takiwā, mate wahine, mate marama, waiwhero
4. (noun) miscarriage, abortion.
Ko Māui he tahe, he toto, he tamaiti materoto, nō te ahiahi ka kawea e te kōkā ki te ihi o te whare ki reira iri ai (JPS 1929:16). / Māui was an aborted, stillborn child, who was hung by the mother at nightfall in the front of the house.
