kiang

See also: kiāng

English

Equus kiang holdereri

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)

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

Derived terms

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

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.

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