langit

Alangan

Etymology

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

Noun

langit

1. sky

Bikol Central

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *laŋit, from Proto-Austronesian *laŋiC.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈlaŋit/, [ˈl̪a.ŋit]
• Hyphenation: la‧ngit

Noun

lángit (Basahan spelling ᜎᜅᜒᜆ᜔)

1. sky, firmament

   Synonym: ayre

2. heaven

   Synonym: muraway

Derived terms

• kalangitan
• langitnon

 

Binukid

Etymology

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

Noun

langit

1. sky
2. heaven

Brunei Malay

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /laŋit/
• Hyphenation: la‧ngit

Noun

langit

1. sky (atmosphere above a point)

Derived terms

• langit-langit

Cebuano

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *laŋit, from Proto-Austronesian *laŋiC.

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: la‧ngit
• IPA^(key): /ˈlaŋit/, [ˈl̪a.ŋɪt̪]

Noun

langit (Badlit spelling ᜎᜅᜒᜆ᜔)

1. the sky
2. heaven

   Adunay Diyos sa langit. ― There is a God in heaven.

Derived terms

• kalangitan
• langitnon
• mahalangit

 

Cuyunon

Etymology

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

Noun

langit

1. sky; heaven

Dibabawon Manobo

Etymology

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

Noun

langit

1. sky

Higaonon

Etymology

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

Noun

langit

1. sky, heaven

Hiligaynon

Etymology

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

Noun

langit

1. sky, heaven

Iban

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /laŋit/

Noun

langit

1. sky

Ibanag

Etymology

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

Noun

langit

1. sky

Ilocano

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈlaŋit/, [ˈlɐ.ŋit]
• Hyphenation: la‧ngit

Noun

langit

1. sky

Inabaknon

Etymology

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

Noun

langit

1. sky (atmosphere above a point)
2. heaven

Indonesian

Etymology

From Malay langit, from Proto-Malayic *laŋit, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *laŋit, from Proto-Austronesian *laŋiC. Compare Malagasy lanitra, Maori rangi.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈlɑːŋɪt̚/

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• Hyphenation: la‧ngit

Noun

langit (first-person possessive langitku, second-person possessive langitmu, third-person possessive langitnya)

1. sky (the atmosphere above a given point)

   Synonyms: ambara, angkasa, awang-awang, bumantara, cakrawala, dirgantara, horizon, udara

Derived terms

• langit-langit
• lelangit
• melangit
• selangit

 

Compounds

• langit air
• langit berawan
• langit berawan sedikit
• langit bersih
• langit tertutup

 

• kaki langit
• pencakar langit

 

Further reading

• “langit” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.

Javanese

Alternative forms

Javanese writing system
Carakan	ꦭꦔꦶꦠ꧀
Roman	langit

Etymology

Inherited from Old Javanese laṅit.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈlɑːŋɪt̚/
• Hyphenation: la‧ngit

Noun

langit (krama ngoko langit)

1. sky (the atmosphere above a given point)
2. heaven

   Synonym: swarga

Derived terms

• plangitan

 

Compounds

• kembang ing lagit
• langit-langit
• sangga langit
• sekar ing langit
• trang-trang langit

 

Descendants

• Banyumasan: langit

References

• The Linguistic Center of Yogyakarta (2015) “langit”, in Kamus Basa Jawa (Bausastra Jawa) [Javanese Language Dictionary (Javanese Dictionary)] (in Javanese), Yogyakarta: Kanisius, →ISBN

• "langit" in Elinor Clark Horne, Javanese-English Dictionary. Yale University Press, New Haven and London, 1974

Kankanaey

Etymology

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

Noun

langit

1. sky; heaven

Kayapa Kallahan

Etymology

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

Noun

langit

1. sky; heaven

Limos Kalinga

Etymology

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

Noun

langit

1. sky; heaven

Lubuagan Kalinga

Etymology

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

Noun

langit

1. sky

Maguindanao

Etymology

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

Noun

langit

1. sky

Malay

Etymology

From Proto-Malayic *laŋit, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *laŋit, from Proto-Austronesian *laŋiC. Cognate with Tagalog langit.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /laŋit/, [laŋet]
• Rhymes: -ŋit, -it

Noun

langit (Jawi spelling لاڠيت, plural langit-langit, informal 1st possessive langitku, 2nd possessive langitmu, 3rd possessive langitnya)

1. sky (atmosphere above a point)

   Synonyms: angkasa, bumantara

Derived terms

• langit-langit
• lelangit
• melangit

 

Descendants

• Indonesian: langit

References

• "langit" in Kamus Dewan, Fourth Edition, Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, →ISBN, 2005.
• “langit” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.
• Wilkinson, Richard James (1901) “لاڠيت langit”, in A Malay-English dictionary, Hong Kong: Kelly & Walsh limited, page 589
• Wilkinson, Richard James (1932) “langit”, in A Malay-English dictionary (romanised), volume II, Mytilene, Greece: Salavopoulos & Kinderlis, page 17

Mansaka

Etymology

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

Noun

langit

1. sky

Maranao

Etymology

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

Noun

langit

1. sky
2. heaven

References

• A Maranao Dictionary, by Howard P. McKaughan and Batua A. Macaraya

Masbatenyo

Etymology

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

Noun

langit

1. sky; heaven

Matigsalug Manobo

Etymology

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

Noun

langit

1. heaven; sky

Ratagnon

Etymology

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

Noun

langit

1. heaven; sky

Sambali

Etymology

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

Noun

langit

1. heaven; sky

Sundanese

Romanization

langit

1. Romanization of ᮜᮍᮤᮒ᮪

Tagabawa

Etymology

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

Noun

langit

1. sky; heaven

Tagalog

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *laŋit, from Proto-Austronesian *laŋiC. Compare Chamorro långet, Fijian lagi, Hawaiian lani, Malagasy lanitra, Maori rangi, Palauan eanged, and Puyuma langitr.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˈlaŋit/ [ˈla.ŋɪt]
• Rhymes: -aŋit
• Syllabification: la‧ngit

Noun

langit (Baybayin spelling ᜎᜅᜒᜆ᜔)

1. sky (atmosphere above a point)
2. heaven
3. (figurative) paradise; place of great happiness

   Synonym: paraiso

Derived terms

• bato-bato sa langit, ang tamaan huwag magalit
• hampas ng langit
• ikapitong langit
• kalangitan
• langit at lupa
• langit ng buhay
• langit-langitan
• langit-lupa
• langitin
• langitlangit
• langitnin
• maawaing langit
• makalangit
• malalangit
• mapasalangit
• pagsalangit
• pinagsakluban ng langit at lupa
• sumalangit
• tagalangit

 

Further reading

• “langit” at KWF Diksiyonaryo ng Wikang Filipino‎^[1], Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2021
• “langit”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
• Blust, Robert, Trussel, Stephen (2010–) “*laŋiC”, in The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary

Tausug

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *laŋit.

Noun

langit

1. sky (atmosphere above a point)

   Masawa in langit bang mataud bituun.

   The sky is clear when there are many stars.

Waray Sorsogon

Etymology

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

Noun

langit

1. sky

Waray-Waray

Etymology

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

Noun

langit

1. sky

Yogad

Etymology

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

Noun

langít

1. sky