whanganga
1. (verb) (-tia) to measure with the arms extended.
Tēnā, whangangatia te rākau nei, e hia pakihiwi? (W 1971:488). / Well, measure this tree with the arms extended. How many 'pakihiwi' is it?
Synonyms: whanga
2. (noun) span, measurement made with the arms extended, roughly equivalent to a fathom (6 ft or 1.8 m).
(Te Kōhure Textbook (Ed. 2): 114;)
Ko te tiketike o ngā pakitara kia kotahi te whanganga; ko te whānui kia kotahi te whanganga me te tuke ringa, ka mutu (JPS 1929:258). / The height of the walls was one fathom; the width was one fathom and the length of the forearm from one elbow to the fingers of the other extended arm.
Synonyms: aronui
