kang

See also: Kang, káng, kàng, kāng, and kǎng

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Chinese 炕.

Noun

kang (plural kangs)

  1. A traditional long platform of brick, clay or concrete, used for heating in colder parts of China and suitable for sleeping on at night.
  2. A large Chinese water jar.

Anagrams

Javanese

Determiner

kang

  1. Clipping of ingkang.

Pronoun

kang

  1. Clipping of ingkang.

Malay

Etymology

Variant of kakak.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kaŋ/
  • Rhymes: -kaŋ, -aŋ

Noun

kang

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

Synonyms

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 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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