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Yes. The word liang is a Scrabble US word. The word liang is worth 6 points in Scrabble:

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5-letter words (5 found)

ALGIN,ALIGN,LIANG,LIGAN,LINGA,

4-letter words (10 found)

AGIN,ANIL,GAIN,GILA,GLIA,LAIN,LANG,LING,NAIL,NGAI,

3-letter words (12 found)

AIL,AIN,ANI,GAL,GAN,GIN,ING,LAG,LIG,LIN,NAG,NIL,

2-letter words (9 found)

AG,AI,AL,AN,GI,IN,LA,LI,NA,

You can make 36 words from liang according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

All 5 letters words made out of liang

liang ilang laing aling ialng ailng linag ilnag lniag nliag inlag nilag lanig alnig lnaig nlaig anlig nalig ianlg ainlg inalg nialg anilg nailg liagn ilagn laign align ialgn ailgn ligan ilgan lgian glian iglan gilan lagin algin lgain glain aglin galin iagln aigln igaln gialn agiln gailn linga ilnga lniga nliga inlga nilga ligna ilgna lgina glina iglna gilna lngia nlgia lgnia glnia nglia gnlia ingla nigla ignla ginla ngila gnila langi alngi lnagi nlagi anlgi nalgi lagni algni lgani glani aglni galni lngai nlgai lgnai glnai nglai gnlai angli nagli agnli ganli ngali gnali iangl aingl inagl niagl anigl naigl iagnl aignl iganl gianl aginl gainl ingal nigal ignal ginal ngial gnial angil nagil agnil ganil ngail gnail

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Definitions and meaning of liang

liang

English

Etymology

The atonal Wade-Giles and pinyin romanization of the standard Mandarin pronunciation of Chinese 兩／两 (liǎng). Doublet of leung and yang.

Noun

liang (plural liang or liangs)

  1. (chiefly historical) Synonym of tael, a former Chinese unit of weight (about 40 g) and a related unit of silver currency.

Anagrams

  • Gilan, Glina, Laing, Langi, algin, align, ganil, ligan, linga

Indonesian

Etymology 1

From Malay liang, from Proto-Austronesian *liaŋ (“cave, cavern”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈlia̯ŋ]
  • Hyphenation: liang

Noun

liang (plural liang-liang, first-person possessive liangku, second-person possessive liangmu, third-person possessive liangnya)

  1. small hole.
    Synonym: lubang
Derived terms

Etymology 2

Onomatopoeic.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈlia̯ŋ]
  • Hyphenation: liang

Root

liang (plural liang-liang)

  1. wavy
Derived terms

Etymology 3

From Mandarin 兩／两 (liǎng).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈlia̯ŋ]
  • Hyphenation: liang

Noun

liang (plural liang-liang, first-person possessive liangku, second-person possessive liangmu, third-person possessive liangnya)

  1. A Chinese ounce or tael, reckoned as one-third heavier than the ounce avoirdupois. Short for 臺兩／台两 (“Taiwanese tael, equal to 1/16 of a catty or 37.5 grams”).

Further reading

  • “liang” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.

Kambera

Etymology

From Proto-Austronesian *liaŋ (“cave, cavern”).

Noun

liang

  1. cave

References

  • Marian Klamer (1998) A Grammar of Kambera, Berlin, New York: Mouton de Gruyter, →ISBN, page 213

Malay

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *liaŋ (“cave, cavern”). Cognate with Javanese leng.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /liaŋ/
  • Rhymes: -iaŋ, -aŋ

Noun

liang (Jawi spelling لياڠ, plural liang-liang, informal 1st possessive liangku, 2nd possessive liangmu, 3rd possessive liangnya)

  1. small hole (e.g. nose, stab mark)
    Synonyms: lubang, rongga

Further reading

  • “liang” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.
  • Blust, Robert, Trussel, Stephen (2010–) “*liaŋ”, in The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary

Mandarin

Romanization

liang

  1. Nonstandard spelling of liáng.
  2. Nonstandard spelling of liǎng.
  3. Nonstandard spelling of liàng.

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.

Woiwurrung

Etymology

From Proto-Pama-Nyungan *rirra.

Noun

liang

  1. tooth

References

  • Barry J. Blake, Woiwurrung, in The Aboriginal Language of Melbourne and Other Sketches (1991; edited by R. M. W. Dixon and Barry J. Blake; OUP, Handbook of Australian Languages 4), pages 31–124

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