kang

See also kāng, káng, kǎng, and kàng

Malay

Etymology

Variant of kakak.

Pronunciation

• IPA: /kaŋ/
• Rhymes: -kaŋ, -aŋ

Noun

kang

1. older sister
2. older sibling (rare)
3. older brother (rare)

Synonyms

• kakak

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Mandarin

Romanization

kang

1. Nonstandard spelling of kāng.
2. Nonstandard spelling of káng.
3. Nonstandard spelling of kǎng.
4. Nonstandard spelling of kàng.

Usage notes

English transcriptions of Chinese speech often fail to distinguish between the critical tonal differences employed in the Chinese language, using words such as this one without the appropriate indication of tone.