English Explanatory Dictionary

Vang

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A Hmong surname from the Hmong languages of Chinese origin.
  2. A Hmong surname from Khmer
verb
  1. To take; undertake for.
  2. To undertake for at the baptismal font; be godfather or godmother to.
noun
  1. A line extended down from the end of a gaff to regulate its position.
verb
  1. To flatten the sail and regulate its position with such a line.

Word forms

Vang Vangs vanging vanged fank fang

Etymology

* As a North Germanic surname, from derivatives of Old Norse vangr (“field”) (such as modern Swedish vång). * As a Jewish surname, spelling variant of Wang. * As a Hmongic surname, from White Hmong Vaj, White Hmong Vaaj, or Khmer វ៉ាង (vaang).

Synonyms

fang
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