English Explanatory Dictionary

kiang

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A large wild ass, Equus kiang, native to the Tibetan Plateau.
name
  1. Obsolete form of Jiang.
  2. Synonym of Yangtze, the chief river of central China.
name
  1. A surname from Chinese.

Pronunciation

kē-ängʹ /kiˈɑŋ/ kē-ăngʹ /kiˈæŋ/ /kjɑŋ/ /kjæŋ/

Word forms

kiang kiangs kiyang kyang

Etymology

From Tibetan རྐྱང (rkyang, “wild ass”).

Synonyms

Yangtze

Derived words

eastern kiang southern kiang western kiang
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