2. (noun) weather.
He karakia anō mō Tāwhiri-mātea, he tūā mō te rangi (NM 1928:5). / There were ritual chants for Tāwhiri-mātea and ritual chants for the weather.
3. (noun) heavens, heavenly realm - there are believed to be twelve heavens, the highest of which is te toi o ngā rangi.
I whakamārama mai a nehe mā i piki ētahi mā te toi huarewa ki te toi o ngā rangi, arā ki tō runga rawa o ngā rangi tūhāhā (TTT 1/8/1923:6). / The old men and women explained that some climbed via the suspended way to the uppermost heaven, that is the the highest of the spaced heavens.
4. (noun) heaven (Christianity).
Pūrangatia mā koutou he taonga ki te rangi, ki te wāhi e kore ai e whakakino te huhu, te waikura (KO 15/9/1883:3). / Pile up treasures in heaven for yourselves, in the place where huhu grubs and rust will not damage them.
2. (noun) air-mail.
pūpū rangi
1. (noun) kauri snails, Paryphanta spp. - look like ordinary garden snails but are much bigger.
See also pūpū whakarongotaua
Synonyms: pūpū whakarongotaua
2. (noun) counter-melody, counterpoint.
Ko te rangi pāhekoheko: E rua ngā rangi rerekē o tētahi puoro e whakatangihia ngātahitia ana, engari he wehe kē tētahi i tētahi. Ahakoa he wehe kē, he rōreka tonu ki te taringa (RTP 2015:93). / Counterpoint: Two melodies in a piece of music that are played simultaneously, but which are independent of each other. Even though they are independent they sound harmonious (RTP 2015:93).
rangi inaki
1. (noun) canon, round (music).
Ko te rangi inaki te whakatangi tuarua i tētahi rangi i muri tata iho i te tīmatanga o te whakatangi tuatahi o taua rangi. He ngātahi te haere, ahakoa te tōmuri o tētahi i tētahi (RTP 2015:92). / A canon is the repeating of a melody soon after the first playing of that melody has started, resulting in them being played together, even though one is delayed (RTP 2015:92).
rangi mātāhauariki
1. (noun) layers of cloud above the horizon.
Ko ngā rārangi kapua kei runga ake i te pae, ko te ‘rangi mātāhauariki’ tērā. Whai muri i tēnei tūāhua ka pā mai ko te hau makariri o te tonga a Tūtakangāhau. (Te Ara 2013). / Layers of cloud above the horizon are known as 'rangi mātāhauariki'. This situation is followed by the cold south wind Tūtakangāhau.
Synonyms: mātāhauariki
kōura rangi
1. (noun) whale-feed, shrimp, krill, Munida gregaria.
Synonyms: uraura, tarawera, kōuraura, koeke, mōwhīwhiti
rangi whakangā
1. (noun) rest day, weekend.
Synonyms: rā whakatā, rā okioki
Whakaahu rangi
1. (personal name) Castor - the second brightest star in the constellation Gemini, close to Whakaahu kerekere (Pollux).
See also Whakaahu
Rangi-nui
1. (personal name) atua of the sky and husband of Papa-tū-ā-nuku, from which union originate all living things.
(Te Māhuri Study Guide (Ed. 1): 39-42;)
I te mea ka rewa a Rangi-nui ki runga, ko Tāne-te-waiora ka huaina tōna ingoa ko Tāne-nui-a-Rangi-e-tū-iho-nei (HWM 12). / Because Rangi-nui was elevated above, Tāne-te-waiora was renamed Tāne-nui-a-Rangi-e tū-iho-nei.
See also atua
Rangi-hāpainga
1. (personal name) according to some versions of the creative narratives, Rangi-hāpainga separated Rangi-nui and Papa-tū-ā-nuku. Also known as Paia-nui-a-Rangi.
(Te Māhuri Study Guide (Ed. 1): 40-42;)
I te mea ka rewa a Rangi-nui ki runga, ko Tāne-te-waiora ka huaina tōna ingoa ko Tāne-nui-a-Rangi-e-tū-iho-nei; ko Tūkāriri ka huaina tōna ingoa ko Tū-mata-uenga-a-Rangi-e-tū-iho-nei; ko Rangi-hāpainga ka huaina tōna ingoa ko Paia-nui-a-Rangi-e-tū-iho-nei; ko Rongo-hīrea ka huaina tōna ingoa ko Rongo-marae-roa-a-Rangi (HWM 12). / Because Rangi-nui was elevated above, Tāne-te-waiora was renamed Tāne-nui-a-Rangi-e tū-iho-nei; Tūkāriri was renamed Tū-mata-uenga-a-Rangi-e-tū-iho-nei; Rangi-hāpainga was renamed Paia-nui-a-Rangi-e-tū-iho-nei; and Rongo-hīrea was renamed Rongo-marae-roa-a-Rangi.
Rangi Hīroa, Te
1. (personal name) Sir Peter Henry Buck (1877?-1951) Ngāti Mutunga; doctor, military leader, administrator, politician, anthropologist, researcher and Bishop Museum director (Honolulu). First Māori to graduate from the University of Otago and first Māori doctor to graduate from a New Zealand university.
tuke o rangi
1. (noun) pāua, abalone, sea ear, Haliotis iris - edible univalve mollusc of rocky shores that has flattened, ear-shaped shells with a row of small holes for breathing. Has a strong grip on rocks but move about at night grazing on seaweed. Haliotis iris, the largest pāua, has peacock-like colours on the inside of the shell.
