2. (verb) (-a,-ia) to measure with the arms extended.
Whangaa te rākau nei (W 1971:487). / Measure this wood with the arms extended, please.
See also whanganga
3. (noun) bay, cove, bight, estuary.
I noho ki Waikotikoti, i Wairaumoana, he whanga kei te pito hauāuru o Waikaremoana (M 2004:78). / They lived at Waikotikoti, Wairaumoana, a bay at the western end of Waikaremoana.
Synonyms: kopanga, korutanga, kowhanenga, kokoru, koko, kokorutanga, koro, tāwhangawhanga, awhenga
4. (noun) span (maximum distance between the tips of the thumb and little finger).