Whanga. 1. n. Bay, bight, nook. Mana pea koe e whakahaereere atu nga whanga e rau o Tauranga (M. 63).
2. Stretch of water. Naku rawa i rere te whanga ki Kaiapohia, ki te motoi kahurangi (M. 151). So, probably, in the names of rivers: Whanganui, Whangaehu, etc. ‖ Ta. faa.
3. Space, any place to one side. Whakarerea atu te rakau nei ki te whanga.—Ka homai ano he ahi, ka haere ano ia, matara tonu ki te whanga, tinei tonu ia.—Ko te aka tarere, e tarere noa na ki te whanga.
4. v.i. Wait, lie in wait. Ka whanga te wahine nei ki era tungane ona (T. 45).
5. Stride, spread the legs.
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6. v.t. Measure with the extended arms, or span with the thumb and fingers spread. Whangaa te rakau nei.
7. Repeat after another.
whanganga. 1. n. A measure of the length of the extended arms. Kia tekau whanganga te roa o te whare (J. ii, 214).
2. v.t. Measure with the arms extended. Tena, whangangatia te rakau nei, e hia pakihiwi.
whangawhanga. 1. a. Extended, spread out. Kia whangawhanga te tu o nga waewae, ara kia tatahi.
2. n. A small caterpillar which progresses by looping its body.
3. v.i. Be troublesome. He aha tau e whangawhanga nei?
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