yang
English
Etymology 1
From early romanizations of Chinese 陽／阳 (yáng), originally in reference to the sunny side of areas such as mountains and dwellings.
Alternative forms
- Yang
Pronunciation
- enPR: yăng, IPA(key): /jæŋ/
Audio (UK) (file)
- Rhymes: -æŋ
Noun
yang (uncountable)
- (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?"
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Related terms
- (complement): yin
- (unity): yin-yang
- MONOGRAM FOR YANG ⚊
Translations
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Etymology 2
From Korean 양 (兩, yang, “yang, tael”). Doublet of liang.
Noun
yang (plural yangs)
- The monetary unit of Korea from 1892 to 1902, divided into 100 pun.
Etymology 3
Imitative.
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -æŋ
Verb
yang (third-person singular simple present yangs, present participle yanging, simple past and past participle yanged)
- (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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Noun
yang (plural yangs)
- The cry of the wild goose; a honk.
- 1867, Gail Hamilton, Wool-gathering, 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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Anagrams
- Nagy
French
Etymology
Borrowed from Mandarin 陽／阳 (yáng).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /jɑ̃ɡ/
Noun
yang m (uncountable)
- yang
Further reading
- “yang”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Indonesian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈjaŋ/
Audio: (file) - Rhymes: -jaŋ, -aŋ, -ŋ
- Hyphenation: yang
Etymology 1
From Malay yang, from Classical Malay يڠ (yang), from Old Malay yaṃ.
Conjunction
yang
- which ((relative) who, whom, what)
- rumah yang dihancurkan olehnya
- the house that he destroys
Pronoun
yang
- one (impersonal pronoun)
Alternative forms
- yg (abbreviation)
- jg (superseded, abbreviation)
Derived terms
- beryang-yang
- yang dipertuan
- yang mana
Etymology 2
From Malay yang, from Proto-Malayic *hiaŋ, from Proto-Malayo-Chamic *hiaŋ, from Proto-Malayo-Sumbawan *hiaŋ, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qiaŋ.
Noun
yang (plural yang-yang, first-person possessive yangku, second-person possessive yangmu, third-person possessive yangnya)
- (Hinduism) hyang: An unseen spirit with supernatural powers, in ancient Indonesian mythology.
Alternative forms
- hiang (Standard Malay)
- hyang
Etymology 3
From Chinese 陽／阳 (yáng).
Noun
yang (plural yang-yang, first-person possessive yangku, second-person possessive yangmu, third-person possessive yangnya)
- (philosophy) yang: A principle in Chinese and related East Asian philosophies associated with bright, hot, masculine, etc. elements of the natural world.
- Antonym: yin
Further reading
- “yang” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Language Development and Fostering Agency — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.
Lashi
Etymology
From Proto-Sino-Tibetan *g-jak ~ g-jaŋ (“sheep, yak”). Cognates include Chinese 羊 (yáng, “sheep, goat, antelope”) and English yak.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [jaŋ]
Noun
yang
- sheep
References
- Hkaw Luk (2017) A grammatical sketch of Lacid, Chiang Mai: Payap University (master thesis)
Malay
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /iaŋ/
- Rhymes: -iaŋ, -jaŋ, -aŋ
Audio (MY) (file)
Etymology 1
From hiang, from Proto-Malayic *hiaŋ, from Proto-Malayo-Chamic *hiaŋ, from Proto-Malayo-Sumbawan *hiaŋ, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qiaŋ.
Alternative forms
- hiang
- yang-yang
- هياڠ
- يڠ
- يڠ٢
Noun
yang (Jawi spelling يڠ, used only in the form yang-yang)
- Alternative form of hiang
Synonyms
- tuhan / توهن
- dewa m / ديوا m, dewi f / ديوي f
- ilah / اله
Alternative forms
- yg (SMS slang)
Conjunction
yang (Jawi spelling يڠ)
- which ((relative) who, whom, what)
Pronoun
yang (Jawi spelling يڠ)
- one (impersonal pronoun)
Mandarin
Romanization
yang
- Nonstandard spelling of yāng.
- Nonstandard spelling of yáng.
- Nonstandard spelling of yǎng.
- Nonstandard spelling of yàng.
Usage notes
- English transcriptions of Mandarin speech often fail to distinguish between the critical tonal differences employed in the Mandarin language, using words such as this one without the appropriate indication of tone.
Mato
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈjɑŋ]
Noun
yang
- wind
References
- 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
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /jaŋ/
Pronoun
yang
- I
See also
| Singular | Plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| First | inclusive | yawan | |
| exclusive | yang | yang nani | |
| Second | man | man nani | |
| Third | witin | witin nani | |
Ternate
Etymology
From Malay yang, from Old Malay yaṃ.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [jaŋ]
Conjunction
yang (Jawi يڠ)
- 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
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
- 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
Etymology
From Mandarin 羊 (yáng).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [jɑ̃]
Noun
yang
- sheep
- je nga-n-de mize-de yang hai-li.
- This is our little sister's sheep.
References
- Erika Sandman (2016) A Grammar of Wutun, University of Helsinki (PhD), →ISBN