kiang
See also: kiāng
English
editAlternative forms
editEtymology
editFrom Tibetan རྐྱང (rkyang, “wild ass”).
Pronunciation
edit- (General American) enPR: kē-ängʹ IPA(key): /kiˈɑŋ/
- (Received Pronunciation) enPR: kē-ăngʹ IPA(key): /kiˈæŋ/
- Rhymes: (General American) -ɑŋ, (Received Pronunciation) -æŋ
Noun
editkiang (plural kiangs)
- A large wild ass, Equus kiang, native to the Tibetan Plateau.
Derived terms
edit- eastern kiang (Equus kiang holdereri)
- southern kiang (Equus kiang polyodon)
- western kiang (Equus kiang kiang)
Translations
editEquus kiang
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Anagrams
editMandarin
editRomanization
editkiang
- Nonstandard spelling of kiāng.
Usage notes
edit- Transcriptions of Mandarin into the Latin script often do not distinguish between the critical tonal differences employed in the Mandarin language, using words such as this one without indication of tone.
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- English terms derived from Tibetan
- English 2-syllable words
- English terms with IPA pronunciation
- Rhymes:English/ɑŋ
- Rhymes:English/ɑŋ/2 syllables
- Rhymes:English/æŋ
- Rhymes:English/æŋ/2 syllables
- English lemmas
- English nouns
- English countable nouns
- en:Equids
- Hanyu Pinyin
- Mandarin non-lemma forms
- Mandarin nonstandard forms