langit

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Alangan • Binukid • Brunei Malay • Cebuano • Central Bikol • Cuyunon • Dibabawon Manobo • Higaonon • Hiligaynon • Iban • Ibanag • Ilocano • Inabaknon • Indonesian • Javanese • Kankanaey • Kayapa Kallahan • Limos Kalinga • Lubuagan Kalinga • Maguindanao • Malay • Mansaka • Maranao • Masbatenyo • Matigsalug Manobo • Ratagnon • Sambali • Sundanese • Tagabawa • Tagalog • Tausug • Waray Sorsogon • Waray-Waray • Yogad

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Alangan

Etymology

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

Noun

langit

1. sky

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

Central Bikol

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈlaŋit/ [ˈl̪a.ŋit]

• Audio:

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• Hyphenation: la‧ngit

Noun

lángit (Basahan spelling ᜎᜅᜒᜆ᜔)

1. sky, firmament

   Synonym: ayre

2. heaven

   Synonyms: muraway, paraiso

Derived terms

• kalangitan
• langitnon

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

   Synonym: gabon

Hiligaynon

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

Noun

lángit

1. sky, heaven

   Synonym: ginhanan

Derived terms

• kalangitan

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

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

Pronunciation

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

Noun

lángit (Kur-itan spelling ᜎᜅᜒᜆ᜔)

1. sky
2. heaven

   Synonym: ngato

Inabaknon

Etymology

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

Noun

langit

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

Indonesian

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /ˈlaŋit/ [ˈla.ŋɪt̪̚]

• Audio:

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• Rhymes: -aŋit
• Syllabification: la‧ngit

Noun

langit (plural langit-langit)

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 [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016

Javanese

Romanization

langit

1. romanization of ꦭꦔꦶꦠ꧀

Kankanaey

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈlaŋit/ [ˈlaː.ŋi̞t̚]
• (Sagada, parts of Sabangan) IPA^(key): /ˈraŋit/ [ˈraː.ŋi̞t̚]
• Rhymes: -aŋit
• Syllabification: la‧ngit

Noun

langit

1. sky; heaven

   Synonym: daya

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.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Maguindanaon) IPA^(key): /ˈlaŋit/ [ˈɭa.ŋɪʈ̚]
• Rhymes: -aŋit
• Syllabification: la‧ngit

Noun

langit

1. sky

Malay

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈlaŋit/ [ˈla.ŋit̪̚]
• Rhymes: -ŋit, -it
• IPA^(key): /ˈlaŋet/ [ˈla.ŋet̪̚]
• Hyphenation: la‧ngit

Noun

langit (Jawi spelling لاڠيت, plural langit-langit or langit²)

1. sky (atmosphere above a point)

   Synonyms: angkasa, bumantara

Derived terms

• langit-langit
• lelangit
• melangit

Descendants

• > Indonesian: langit (inherited)

References

• “langit”, in Kamus Dewan [The Institute Dictionary] (in Malay), Fourth edition, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2005, →ISBN
• "langit" in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu (PRPM) [Malay Literary Reference Centre (PRPM)] (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017
  (also see "langit" at PRPM first version)
• 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

• Howard P. McKaughan, Batua A. Macaraya (1967), A Maranao Dictionary‎^[1] (overall work in Maranao and English), University of Hawaii Press

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

Etymology

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

Noun

langit (Sundanese script ᮜᮍᮤᮒ᮪)

1. sky

   Synonym: awang

Tagabawa

Etymology

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

Noun

langit

1. sky; heaven

Tagalog

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Austronesian *laŋiC

Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *laŋit

Tagalog langit

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

Pronunciation

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

Noun

langit (Baybayin spelling ᜎᜅᜒᜆ᜔)

1. sky (atmosphere above a point)

   Synonym: himpapawid

2. heaven
3. (figurative) paradise; place of great happiness

   Synonym: paraiso

Derived terms

• bato-bato sa langit, ang tamaan huwag magalit
• bughaw-langit
• 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
• sanlangitan
• sumalangit
• tagalangit

Further reading

• “langit”, in KWF Diksiyonaryo ng Wikang Filipino, Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2025
• “langit”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, 2018
• Blust, Robert; Trussel, Stephen; et al. (2023) “*laŋiC”, in the CLDF dataset from The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary (2010–), →DOI

Anagrams

• taling, litang

Tausug

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *laŋit.

Pronunciation

• (Sinūgan Parianun) IPA^(key): /laŋit/ [laˈŋit̪̚]
• Rhymes: -it
• Syllabification: la‧ngit

Noun

langit (Sulat Sūg spelling لَڠِتْ)

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.

Pronunciation

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

Noun

langit

1. sky

Yogad

Etymology

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

Noun

langít

1. sky