/ˈraŋi/, [ˈɾɐŋi]
PūtakeFrom Proto-Polynesian *laŋi (compare with Hawaiian lani, Samoan lagi), from Proto-Oceanic *laŋit, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *laŋit (compare with Malay langit, Malagasy lanitra), from Proto-Austronesian *laŋiC (“sky”).
- sky, heaven
“ngā rangi tūhāhā” — the separated heavens
“Toi-o-ngā-rangi” — the summit of the heavens, uppermost of the twelve heavens in some Maori legends
- weather
- tune, air, melody
- daytime, day, period of brightness from morning to afternoon