Tiorangi

Māori

Etymology

From tio (ice) +‎ rangi (sky), referring to the cold climate of the country.

Proper noun

Tiorangi

1. Iceland (an island and country in the North Atlantic Ocean in Europe)

Further reading

• John C. Moorfield (2011), “Tiorangi”, in Te Aka: Māori–English, English–Māori Dictionary and Index, 3rd edition, Longman/Pearson Education New Zealand, →ISBN