YANG


Meaning of YANG in English

I. ˈyäŋ, ˈyaŋ noun

( -s )

Etymology: Chinese (Pekingese) yang 2 bright, masculine principle

: the masculine and positive principle (as of activity, height, light, heat, or dryness) in nature that according to traditional Chinese cosmology combines and interacts with its opposite yin to produce everything that comes into existence

II. ˈyaŋ, -aiŋ noun

( -s )

Etymology: imitative

: the cry of the wild goose : honk

III. intransitive verb

( -ed/-ing/-s )

: to make the natural honking cry of the wild goose

IV. ˈyäŋ noun

( -s )

Etymology: Thai yāng

: a Siamese gurjun ( Dipterocarpus tuberculatus )

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