kiang

See also: kiāng

English

Alternative forms

• kiyang, kyang

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• (General American) enPR: kē-ängʹ IPA^(key): /kiˈɑŋ/
• (Received Pronunciation) enPR: kē-ăngʹ IPA^(key): /kiˈæŋ/
• Rhymes: (General American) -ɑŋ, (Received Pronunciation) -æŋ

Noun

kiang (plural kiangs)

1. A large wild ass, Equus kiang, native to the Tibetan Plateau.

Derived terms

• eastern kiang (Equus kiang holdereri)
• southern kiang (Equus kiang polyodon)
• western kiang (Equus kiang kiang)

Translations

Equus kiang

Bulgarian: тибетско диво магаре (tibetsko divo magare) Finnish: kiangi French: kiang (fr) m Georgian: კიანგი (ka) (ḳiangi) German: Kiang m, Tibet-Wildesel m Tibetan: རྐྱང (rkyang)

Anagrams

• Kinga, aking

Mandarin

Romanization

kiang

1. nonstandard spelling of kiāng

Usage notes

• 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.