thang

See also: Thang, tháng, thắng, Thắng, and thẳng

English

Etymology

An altered spelling of thing, representing pronunciation in the southern United States.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /θæŋ/

• Audio (AU)

  (file)

• Rhymes: -æŋ

Noun

thang (plural thangs)

1. (slang) a thing: usually used to denote a known fad or popular activity

   It's cool, girl, it ain't no thang.

Derived terms

• ain't nothing but a thang

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Dimasa

Verb

thang

1. to go

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Min Nan

For pronunciation and definitions of thang – see 通 (“can; may”). (This character, thang, is the Pe̍h-ōe-jī form of 通.)

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Vietnamese

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [tʰaːŋ˧˧]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [tʰaːŋ˧˧]
• (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [tʰaːŋ˧˧]

Noun

(classifier cái, chiếc) thang (簜)

1. a ladder
2. (alternative medicine) a prescribed dose of Chinese or Vietnamese medicine

Derived terms

• leo thang (“to escalate”)
• cầu thang (“staircase”)