rangi

Esperanto

Etymology

From rango (“rank”) +‎ -i.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈranɡi]
• Rhymes: -anɡi
• Hyphenation: ran‧gi

Verb

rangi (present rangas, past rangis, future rangos, conditional rangus, volitive rangu)

1. (intransitive) to rank

Kikuyu

Etymology

Borrowed from Swahili rangi, ultimately from Persian رنگ (rang).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɾàᵑɡǐ/

As for Tonal Class, Benson (1964) classifies this term into Class 2 with a disyllabic stem, together with kĩgunyũ, njagĩ, kiugũ, and so on.

• (Kiambu)

• (Limuru) As for Tonal Class, Yukawa (1981) classifies this term into a group including gĩkwa (pl. ikwa), ithangũ (pl. mathangũ), kiugũ, kĩboko, kĩgunyũ, kĩnya, kĩroboto, kĩrũũmi, mbogo, mũcinga, mũgate, mũhaka, mũrangi, mũrũthi, ndaraca, ndirica, njohi, nyũmba, thĩ, and so on.

Noun

rangi class 14 (plural marangi)

1. colour

Maori

Etymology

From 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”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ra.ŋi/, [ɾɐ.ŋi]

Noun

rangi

1. sky, heaven
2. day

   Synonyms: ao, rā

3. weather

   Synonym: huarere

4. tune, air, melody

References

• “rangi” in John C. Moorfield, Te Aka: Maori–English, English–Maori Dictionary and Index, 3rd edition, Longman/Pearson Education New Zealand, 2011, →ISBN.
• Tregear, Edward (1891) Maori-Polynesian Comparative Dictionary‎^[2], Wellington, New Zealand: Lyon and Blair, pages 391-4

Portuguese

Verb

rangi

1. first-person singular preterite indicative of ranger
2. inflection of rangir:
   1. first-person singular preterite indicative
   2. second-person plural imperative

Rapa Nui

Etymology

From Proto-Polynesian *laŋi, from Proto-Oceanic *laŋit, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *laŋit, from Proto-Austronesian *laŋiC.

Noun

rangi

1. sky
2. cloud

Swahili

Etymology

Borrowed from Omani Arabic [script needed] (rang), from Persian رنگ (rang).

Pronunciation

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Noun

rangi (n class, plural rangi)

1. colour, pigment

   Synonym: launi

Derived terms

• chai ya rangi

Descendants

• → Kikuyu: rangi
• → Tooro: erangi

See also

Colors in Swahili · rangi (layout · text)

-eupe	-a kijivujivu ; -a kijivu	-eusi
-ekundu	-a machungwa; -a hudhurungi ; -a kahawia	-a manjano ; -a kimanjano ; -a njano ; -a dhahabu
-a manjani giza	-a kibichi ; -a kijani	-a manjani mwangaza
-a bluu mwangaza	-a samawati	-a bluu
-a urujuani	-a zambarau	-a waridi ; -a pinki

Ternate

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈɾa.ŋi]

Verb

rangi

1. (transitive) to coil around

Conjugation

Conjugation of rangi
	Singular	Plural
	Inclusive	Exclusive
1st	torangi	forangi	mirangi
2nd	norangi	nirangi
3rd	Masculine	orangi	irangi, yorangi†
Feminine	morangi
Neuter	irangi
† - archaic

References

• Rika Hayami-Allen (2001) A descriptive study of the language of Ternate, the northern Moluccas, Indonesia, University of Pittsburgh

Tiruray

Noun

rangi

1. (anatomy) forehead