yang
English
[edit]Etymology 1
[edit]From early romanizations of Chinese 陽/阳 (yáng), originally in reference to the sunny side of areas such as mountains and dwellings.
Alternative forms
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]- (Received Pronunciation, General American) enPR: yăng; IPA(key): /jæŋ/
Audio (Southern England): (file)
- Rhymes: -æŋ
Noun
[edit]yang (uncountable)
- (philosophy) A principle in Chinese and related East Asian philosophies associated with bright, hot, masculine, etc. elements of the natural world.
- 1956, Anthony Burgess, Time for a Tiger (The Malayan Trilogy), published 1972, page 187:
- "Steamed fish and chicken and vegetable soup and even mushrooms are considered cooling foods, edible materializations of the yang, the pure primal air. The yin, or earth element, inheres in fried dishes and especially in shark's fin soup. Am I right, Mr Lee?"
- 1985 August 17, S. H. Chua, “IGA Smashes Borders”, in Gay Community News, volume 13, number 6, page 10:
- The performance was unmistakably male and gay. The rousing lion dance that capped their performance provided the right touch of "yang" without destroying the distinct feel of something gay, Asian and new.
Related terms
[edit]Translations
[edit]Etymology 2
[edit]From Korean 양(兩) (yang, “yang, tael”). Doublet of liang.
Noun
[edit]yang (plural yangs)
- The monetary unit of Korea from 1892 to 1902, divided into 100 pun.
Etymology 3
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]- Rhymes: -æŋ
Verb
[edit]yang (third-person singular simple present yangs, present participle yanging, simple past and past participle yanged)
- (rare) To make the cry of the wild goose.
- 1902, Eleanor Gates, The biography of a prairie girl:
- Away they went, the colt in the lead and the pinto after, until they reached the bunch of cottonwoods far up the stream where the yanging wild geese had their nests.
- 1957, Adelbert Ames, Chronicles from the Nineteenth Century: 1874-1899:
- Last night we were awakened by the barking of dogs and yanging of a goose, and investigated to find that the man had neglected to house the geese and the dogs were killing them.
Noun
[edit]yang (plural yangs)
- The cry of the wild goose; a honk.
- 1867, Gail Hamilton, Wool-gathering[1], Boston: Ticknor and Fields, page 185:
- Hangs is a false word, — a Northern corruption of the negro dialect yang, — an onomatopœian word, representing the "far heard clang" of the wild goose.
Anagrams
[edit]Bahnar
[edit]Noun
[edit]yang
French
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from Mandarin 陽/阳 (yáng).
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]yang m (uncountable)
Further reading
[edit]- “yang”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Indonesian
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]- jang (obsolete, pre-1947)
Pronunciation
[edit]Etymology 1
[edit]From Malay yang, from Classical Malay يڠ (yang), from Old Malay yaṃ.
Conjunction
[edit]yang
- which ((relative) who, whom, what)
- rumah yang aku mau
- the house that I want
Pronoun
[edit]yang
- one (impersonal pronoun)
Alternative forms
[edit]Derived terms
[edit]Etymology 2
[edit]From Malay yang, from Proto-Malayic *hiaŋ, from Proto-Malayo-Chamic *hiaŋ, from Proto-Malayo-Sumbawan *hiaŋ, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qiaŋ.
Noun
[edit]yang (plural yang-yang, first-person possessive yangku, second-person possessive yangmu, third-person possessive yangnya)
- (Hinduism) hyang: An unseen spirit with supernatural powers, in ancient Indonesian mythology.
Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology 3
[edit]Borrowed from Chinese 陽/阳 (yáng).
Noun
[edit]yang (plural yang-yang, first-person possessive yangku, second-person possessive yangmu, third-person possessive yangnya)
- (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
[edit]Noun
[edit]yang (first-person possessive yangku, second-person possessive yangmu, third-person possessive yangnya)
- Aphetic form of sayang (“sweetheart; darling”)
Further reading
[edit]- “yang” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.
Lashi
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Proto-Sino-Tibetan *g-jak ~ g-jaŋ (“sheep, yak”). Cognates include Chinese 羊 (yáng, “sheep, goat, antelope”) and English yak.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]yang
References
[edit]- Hkaw Luk (2017) A grammatical sketch of Lacid[2], Chiang Mai: Payap University (master thesis)
Malay
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Etymology 1
[edit]First attested in the Kedukan Bukit inscription, 683 CE, as Old Malay [script needed] (yaṃ).
Alternative forms
[edit]Article
[edit]yang (Jawi spelling يڠ)
Derived titles of address
[edit]Conjunction
[edit]yang (Jawi spelling يڠ)
- That:
- Used to show that the following explanatory words are given importance or denotes a difference, similar to English relative that, which and who.
- kapal yang besar ― boat that is big.
- (informal) Used to state the content or an explanation of the preceding word or sentence, similar to English conjunctive that.
- Synonym: bahawa
- Adam tahu yang sebenarnya bukan dia yang menang.
- Adam knows that it actually wasn't him who won.
- Used to show that the following explanatory words are given importance or denotes a difference, similar to English relative that, which and who.
- Used to show that the following words or sentences are an explanation of the preceding words.
- Ramai orang yang ingin meminta autograf pelakon itu.
- Many people wanted to ask for the actor's autograph.
Etymology 2
[edit]Clipping of hiang, from Proto-Malayic *hiaŋ, from Proto-Malayo-Chamic *hiaŋ, from Proto-Malayo-Sumbawan *hiaŋ, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qiaŋ.
Alternative forms
[edit]Noun
[edit]yang (Jawi spelling يڠ)
Affixations
[edit]Compounds
[edit]Etymology 3
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Noun
[edit]yang (Jawi spelling يڠ)
- A title of address for a romantic partner, equivalent to English dear and honey.
- Yang, kat mana kita nak makan malam ni?
- Honey, where are we eating tonight?
Etymology 4
[edit]Noun
[edit]yang (Jawi spelling يڠ)
- (colloquial) A title of little distinction.
- (Pahang Malay, Johore Malay) A feminine titular prefix.
Further reading
[edit]- “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
[edit]Romanization
[edit]yang
- Nonstandard spelling of yāng.
- Nonstandard spelling of yáng.
- Nonstandard spelling of yǎng.
- Nonstandard spelling of yàng.
Usage notes
[edit]- 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
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]yang
References
[edit]- 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
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Pronoun
[edit]yang
See also
[edit]Ternate
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Malay yang, from Old Malay yaṃ.
Pronunciation
[edit]Conjunction
[edit]yang (Jawi يڠ)
- 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
[edit]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
[edit]- 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
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]yang
- sheep
- je nga-n-de mize-de yang hai-li.
- This is our little sister's sheep.
References
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- Rhymes:English/æŋ
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- en:Historical currencies
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- bdq:Gods
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- Rhymes:Indonesian/jaŋ
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- Rhymes:Indonesian/aŋ/1 syllable
- Rhymes:Indonesian/ŋ
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- Indonesian terms derived from Proto-Malayo-Sumbawan
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- Indonesian nouns
- id:Hinduism
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- id:Philosophy
- Indonesian uncountable nouns
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- Lashi terms inherited from Proto-Sino-Tibetan
- Lashi terms derived from Proto-Sino-Tibetan
- Lashi terms with IPA pronunciation
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- Malay 1-syllable words
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- Rhymes:Malay/aŋ
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- Mato terms with IPA pronunciation
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- Ternate terms derived from Malay
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