liang

See also: Liang, liáng, liàng, Liáng, and liǎng

English

Etymology

From Mandarin 兩／两 (liǎng). Doublet of yang.

Noun

liang (plural liangs or liang)

1. A Chinese ounce or tael, reckoned as one-third heavier than the ounce avoirdupois.

Anagrams

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

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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

• meliang

 

• liang hidung
• liang jarum
• liang jimak
• liang kembara
• liang kubur
• liang kumbang
• liang lahad
• liang mata
• liang rayap
• liang renik
• liang roma
• liang sanggama
• liang semut

 

Etymology 2

Onomatopoeic.

Pronunciation

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

Root

liang (plural liang-liang)

1. wavy

Derived terms

• berliang-liuk
• liang-liuk
• liang-liut

 

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 (KBBI) Daring, Jakarta: Badan Pengembangan dan Pembinaan Bahasa, Kementerian Pendidikan dan Kebudayaan Republik Indonesia, 2016.

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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

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Mandarin

Romanization

liang

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

Usage notes

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

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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