2. (noun) elbow, angle, bend.
Ko te tuke o te ringaringa mauī kia tika tonu ki te tuarā (HP 1991:113). / The elbow of the left arm should be right in line with the back.
3. (noun) traditional measure of length from an elbow to the tip of the hand.
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 the elbow to the tip of the hand.
4. (adjective) be a short distance, stone's throw away.
Synonyms: pahaki
