2. (noun) shoal.
Ka tae ki te tuahiwi, arā ki waenganui o Raukawa, ka karanga ngā tohunga, "Ko te tuahiwi tēnei." (W 1971:444). / When they arrived at the shoal, that is in the middle of Cook Strait, the tohunga called, "This is the shoal."
Synonyms: matatāhuna, rāngai, pāti, tāhuna
3. (noun) skeleton.