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4-letter words (2 found)

GYAN,YANG,

3-letter words (6 found)

ANY,GAN,GAY,NAG,NAY,YAG,

2-letter words (6 found)

AG,AN,AY,NA,NY,YA,

You can make 14 words from yang according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

All 4 letters words made out of yang

yang ayng ynag nyag anyg nayg yagn aygn ygan gyan agyn gayn ynga nyga ygna gyna ngya gnya angy nagy agny gany ngay gnay

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Definitions and meaning of yang

yang

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

  • (Received Pronunciation) enPR: yăng; IPA(key): /jæŋ/
  • (General American) enPR: yāng; IPA(key): /jeɪŋ/
  • Rhymes: -æŋ, -eɪŋ

Noun

yang (uncountable)

  1. (philosophy) A principle in Chinese and related East Asian philosophies associated with bright, hot, masculine, etc. elements of the natural world.
Related terms
  • (complement): yin
  • (unity): yin-yang
  • MONOGRAM FOR YANG ⚊
Translations

Etymology 2

From Korean 양(兩) (yang, “yang, tael”). Doublet of liang.

Noun

yang (plural yangs)

  1. 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)

  1. (rare) To make the cry of the wild goose.

Noun

yang (plural yangs)

  1. The cry of the wild goose; a honk.

Anagrams

  • Nagy

Bahnar

Noun

yang

  1. a spirit or god

French

Etymology

Borrowed from Mandarin 陽／阳 (yáng).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /jɑ̃ɡ/, /jaŋ/

Noun

yang m (uncountable)

  1. yang

Further reading

  • “yang”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Indonesian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈjaŋ/
  • Rhymes: -jaŋ, -aŋ, -ŋ
  • Hyphenation: yang

Etymology 1

From Malay yang, from Classical Malay يڠ (yang), from Old Malay yaṃ.

Conjunction

yang

  1. which ((relative) who, whom, what)

Pronoun

yang

  1. one (impersonal pronoun)

Alternative forms

  • yg (abbreviation)
  • jg (superseded, abbreviation)

Derived terms

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)

  1. (Hinduism) hyang: An unseen spirit with supernatural powers, in ancient Indonesian mythology.
Alternative forms
  • hiang (Standard Malay)
  • hyang

Etymology 3

Borrowed from Chinese 陽／阳 (yáng).

Noun

yang (plural yang-yang, first-person possessive yangku, second-person possessive yangmu, third-person possessive yangnya)

  1. (philosophy) yang: A principle in Chinese and related East Asian philosophies associated with bright, hot, masculine, etc. elements of the natural world.
    Antonym: yin

Etymology 4

Noun

yang (first-person possessive yangku, second-person possessive yangmu, third-person possessive yangnya)

  1. Aphetic form of sayang (“sweetheart; darling”)

Further reading

  • “yang” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation — 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

  1. sheep

References

  • Hkaw Luk (2017) A grammatical sketch of Lacid‎[2], Chiang Mai: Payap University (master thesis)

Malay

Pronunciation

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

Etymology 1

First attested in the Kedukan Bukit inscription, 683 CE, as Old Malay [script needed] (yaṃ).

Alternative forms

  • yg (SMS slang)
  • iang
  • nyang

Conjunction

yang (Jawi spelling يڠ)

  1. which ((relative) who, whom, what)

Pronoun

yang (Jawi spelling يڠ)

  1. one (impersonal pronoun)

Etymology 2

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)

  1. Alternative form of hiang
Synonyms
  • tuhan / توهن
  • dewa m / ديوا m, dewi f / ديوي f
  • ilah / اله

Etymology 3

Abbreviation of sayang.

Alternative forms

  • ayang
  • sayang

Noun

yang

  1. dear, honey; a title of address for a couple (include to husband and wife).

Etymology 4

Abbreviation of dayang.

Noun

yang

  1. (colloquial) a title of little distinction.
  2. (Pahang Malay, Johore Malay) a feminine titular prefix.

Further reading

  • “yang” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.
  • Wilkinson, Richard James. An Abridged Malay-English Dictionary. Macmillan. 1965.

Mandarin

Romanization

yang

  1. Nonstandard spelling of yāng.
  2. Nonstandard spelling of yáng.
  3. Nonstandard spelling of yǎng.
  4. Nonstandard spelling of yàng.

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.

Mato

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈjɑŋ]

Noun

yang

  1. 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

  1. I

See also

Ternate

Etymology

From Malay yang, from Old Malay yaṃ.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [jaŋ]

Conjunction

yang (Jawi يڠ)

  1. 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

  1. sheep

References

  • Erika Sandman (2016) A Grammar of Wutun‎[3], University of Helsinki (PhD), →ISBN

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