Mataihi, n. 1. Front gable end of a house. Mataihi tuku ki raro, he whare auahi; mataihi tu noa, rakorako noa a raro (P.). Ka heke te matau a Maui kua tae ki te mataihi o te whare o Hine.
2. Front of a house. Ka tu nga tamahine i te mataihi katau o te marae (J. xx, 19).
3. Line or furrow separating portions of a kumara cultivation. = pukiore.
Williams Dictionary
