matau
Bingham
mæ/tau
n. fish-hook <fishing>.
m'atáu
va. mastered, acquired, made certain of.
Sabatier
matau
n. a fish hook.
ex. e reke au matau: my hook is caught.
matau1
v. to be well seen, caught, seized. a thief is matau if caught in the act.
vc. kamataua: to try to see, to catch, to seize, to recognize, to control, etc.
vt. matauakina: to observe, to keep an eye on, to watch.