He hanga hei kati tarawaha papanga, pērā i te pātene hei whakapiri i ngā taha e rua o tētahi hāte. Mā te wewete i te tāmau e huakina ai te tarawaha. He hanga mārō te nuinga.
A thing for joining fabric openings, such as buttons to join the two sides of a shirt together. The fastener is released in order to open the join. Most are items of hardware.
tā - causative prefix
mau - to be fixed, held firm