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yang

See also: Yang, yáng, yàng, Yáng, yāng, and yǎng

English

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Etymology 1

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From early romanizations of Chinese 陽／阳 (yáng), originally in reference to the sunny side of areas such as mountains and dwellings.

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Noun

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yang (uncountable)

  1. (philosophy) A principle in Chinese and related East Asian philosophies associated with bright, hot, masculine, etc. elements of the natural world.
    • 1956, Anthony Burgess, Time for a Tiger (The Malayan Trilogy), published 1972, page 187:
      "Steamed fish and chicken and vegetable soup and even mushrooms are considered cooling foods, edible materializations of the yang, the pure primal air. The yin, or earth element, inheres in fried dishes and especially in shark's fin soup. Am I right, Mr Lee?"
    • 1985 August 17, S. H. Chua, “IGA Smashes Borders”, in Gay Community News, volume 13, number 6, page 10:
      The performance was unmistakably male and gay. The rousing lion dance that capped their performance provided the right touch of "yang" without destroying the distinct feel of something gay, Asian and new.
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Etymology 2

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From Korean 양(兩) (yang, “yang, tael”). Doublet of liang.

Noun

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yang (plural yangs)

  1. The monetary unit of Korea from 1892 to 1902, divided into 100 pun.

Etymology 3

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Imitative.

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Verb

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yang (third-person singular simple present yangs, present participle yanging, simple past and past participle yanged)

  1. (rare) To make the cry of the wild goose.
    • 1902, Eleanor Gates, The biography of a prairie girl:
      Away they went, the colt in the lead and the pinto after, until they reached the bunch of cottonwoods far up the stream where the yanging wild geese had their nests.
    • 1957, Adelbert Ames, Chronicles from the Nineteenth Century: 1874-1899:
      Last night we were awakened by the barking of dogs and yanging of a goose, and investigated to find that the man had neglected to house the geese and the dogs were killing them.

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yang (plural yangs)

  1. The cry of the wild goose; a honk.
    • 1867, Gail Hamilton, Wool-gathering‎[1], Boston: Ticknor and Fields, page 185:
      Hangs is a false word, — a Northern corruption of the negro dialect yang, — an onomatopœian word, representing the "far heard clang" of the wild goose.

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Bahnar

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Noun

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yang

  1. a spirit or god
    yang trôk
    God

French

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Mandarin 陽／阳 (yáng).

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Noun

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yang m (uncountable)

  1. yang

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Indonesian

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Alternative forms

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  • jang (obsolete, pre-1947)

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Etymology 1

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From Malay yang, from Classical Malay يڠ (yang), from Old Malay yaṃ.

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yang

  1. which ((relative) who, whom, what)
    rumah yang aku mau
    the house that I want

Pronoun

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yang

  1. one (impersonal pronoun)

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Etymology 2

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From Malay yang, from Proto-Malayic *hiaŋ, from Proto-Malayo-Chamic *hiaŋ, from Proto-Malayo-Sumbawan *hiaŋ, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qiaŋ.

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yang (plural yang-yang, first-person possessive yangku, second-person possessive yangmu, third-person possessive yangnya)

  1. (Hinduism) hyang: An unseen spirit with supernatural powers, in ancient Indonesian mythology.
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Etymology 3

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Borrowed from Chinese 陽／阳 (yáng).

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yang (plural yang-yang, first-person possessive yangku, second-person possessive yangmu, third-person possessive yangnya)

  1. (philosophy) yang: A principle in Chinese and related East Asian philosophies associated with bright, hot, masculine, etc. elements of the natural world.
    Antonym: yin

Etymology 4

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Noun

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yang (first-person possessive yangku, second-person possessive yangmu, third-person possessive yangnya)

  1. Aphetic form of sayang (“sweetheart; darling”)

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Lashi

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Etymology

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From Proto-Sino-Tibetan *g-jak ~ g-jaŋ (“sheep, yak”). Cognates include Chinese 羊 (yáng, “sheep, goat, antelope”) and English yak.

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Noun

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yang

  1. sheep

References

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  • Hkaw Luk (2017) A grammatical sketch of Lacid‎[2], Chiang Mai: Payap University (master thesis)

Malay

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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First attested in the Kedukan Bukit inscription, 683 CE, as Old Malay [script needed] (yaṃ).

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Article

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yang (Jawi spelling يڠ)

  1. An article that denotes a noun.
    yang kaya ― the rich
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Conjunction

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yang (Jawi spelling يڠ)

  1. That:
    1. Used to show that the following explanatory words are given importance or denotes a difference, similar to English relative that, which and who.
      kapal yang besar ― boat that is big.
    2. (informal) Used to state the content or an explanation of the preceding word or sentence, similar to English conjunctive that.
      Synonym: bahawa
      Adam tahu yang sebenarnya bukan dia yang menang.
      Adam knows that it actually wasn't him who won.
  2. Used to show that the following words or sentences are an explanation of the preceding words.
    Ramai orang yang ingin meminta autograf pelakon itu.
    Many people wanted to ask for the actor's autograph.

Etymology 2

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Clipping of hiang, from Proto-Malayic *hiaŋ, from Proto-Malayo-Chamic *hiaŋ, from Proto-Malayo-Sumbawan *hiaŋ, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qiaŋ.

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Noun

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yang (Jawi spelling يڠ)

  1. A deity, god or goddess.
    Synonyms: dewa, dewi f, tuhan
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Etymology 3

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Clipping of sayang.

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Noun

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yang (Jawi spelling يڠ)

  1. A title of address for a romantic partner, equivalent to English dear and honey.
    Yang, kat mana kita nak makan malam ni?
    Honey, where are we eating tonight?

Etymology 4

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Clipping of dayang.

Noun

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yang (Jawi spelling يڠ)

  1. (colloquial) A title of little distinction.
  2. (Pahang Malay, Johore Malay) A feminine titular prefix.

Further reading

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  • “yang” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.
  • Wilkinson, Richard James. An Abridged Malay-English Dictionary. Macmillan. 1965.

Mandarin

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Romanization

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yang

  1. Nonstandard spelling of yāng.
  2. Nonstandard spelling of yáng.
  3. Nonstandard spelling of yǎng.
  4. Nonstandard spelling of yàng.

Usage notes

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  • 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.

Mato

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Pronunciation

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Noun

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yang

  1. wind

References

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  • Phonological Descriptions of Papua New Guinea Languages (2005, SIL, edited by Steve Parker), section Mato (Nenaya, Nengaya, Nineia) Language, page 28: yang [ˈjɑŋ] 'wind'

Miskito

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Pronunciation

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Pronoun

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yang

  1. I

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Miskito personal pronouns
Singular Plural
First inclusive yawan
exclusive yang yang nani
Second man man nani
Third witin witin nani

Peranakan Indonesian

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Chinese 陽／阳 (yáng).

Noun

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yang

  1. (philosophy) yang: A principle in Chinese and related East Asian philosophies associated with bright, hot, masculine, etc. elements of the natural world.
    sebab dalem pengidoepan di ini alam tida ada doea benda jang sama, malahan bersifat bertentangan, im dan yang, kaja dan miskin, tjerdik dan bodo, tjantik dan djelek. ― (please add an English translation of this usage example)

Ternate

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Etymology

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From Malay yang, from Old Malay yaṃ.

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Conjunction

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yang (Jawi يڠ)

  1. relative clause introducer; which, that
    Synonym: ma
    pangkat yang gaku ― a high position (literally, “a position which is high”)
    ngofa halal yang manyirah ― the legitimate eldest son (literally, “the legitimate son who is eldest”)
    oto yang ikuraci ngori ri die ― the yellow car is mine (literally, “the car which is yellow is my property”)

Usage notes

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In older texts, as de Clercq mentions, yang was only used together with other Malay borrowings; in more recent usage, yang can follow non-Malay words as well.

References

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  • Frederik Sigismund Alexander de Clercq (1890) Bijdragen tot de kennis der Residentie Ternate, E.J. Brill
  • Rika Hayami-Allen (2001) A descriptive study of the language of Ternate, the northern Moluccas, Indonesia, University of Pittsburgh

Wutunhua

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Etymology

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From Mandarin 羊 (yáng).

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yang

  1. sheep
    je nga-n-de mize-de yang hai-li.
    This is our little sister's sheep.
    (Quoted in Sandman, p. 99)

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  • Erika Sandman (2016) A Grammar of Wutun‎[3], University of Helsinki (PhD), →ISBN
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