2. (verb) to be masculine, male-like.
Ngā tohu o te hipi pakari: Ko te upoko kia tamatāne, kia whānui te rae, te ihu, kia tū tika ngā taringa, kia pango te pongaihu (TP 9/1910:2). / The indicators of a well-built sheep: The head is male-like, the forehead and nose are broad, the ears are erect and the nostrils are black.
3. (noun) son, boy.
Ka puta tā te taina, he tamatāne, ko Ngātihau (TP 12/1908:3). / That of the younger brother was a boy, Ngātihau.
