yang

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English

Etymology 1

From early romanizations of Chinese 陽／阳 (yáng), originally in reference to the sunny side of areas such as mountains and dwellings.

Alternative forms

• Yang

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation, General American) enPR: yăng; IPA^(key): /jæŋ/
• Rhymes: -æŋ

Noun

yang (uncountable)

1. (philosophy) A principle in Chinese and related East Asian philosophies associated with bright, hot, masculine, etc. elements of the natural world.

Related terms

• (complement): yin
• (unity): yin-yang
• MONOGRAM FOR YANG ⚊

Translations

Etymology 2

From Korean 양(兩) (yang, “yang, tael”). Doublet of liang.

Noun

yang (plural yangs)

1. The monetary unit of Korea from 1892 to 1902, divided into 100 pun.

Etymology 3

Imitative.

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -æŋ

Verb

yang (third-person singular simple present yangs, present participle yanging, simple past and past participle yanged)

1. (rare) To make the cry of the wild goose.

Noun

yang (plural yangs)

1. The cry of the wild goose; a honk.

Anagrams

• Nagy

Bahnar

Noun

yang

1. a spirit or god

French

Etymology

Borrowed from Mandarin 陽／阳 (yáng).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /jɑ̃ɡ/, /jaŋ/

Noun

yang m (uncountable)

1. yang

Further reading

• “yang”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Indonesian

Alternative forms

• jang (obsolete, 1901–1947)
• yg (abbreviation)

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /ˈjaŋ/ [ˈjaŋ]
• Rhymes: -aŋ
• Syllabification: yang

Etymology 1

Inherited from Malay yang, from Classical Malay يڠ (yang), from Old Malay yaṃ.

Conjunction

yang

1. which ((relative) who, whom, what)

Pronoun

yang

1. one (impersonal pronoun)

Alternative forms

• yg (abbreviation)
• jg (superseded, abbreviation)

Derived terms

Etymology 2

From Malay yang, from Proto-Malayic *hiaŋ, from Proto-Malayo-Chamic *hiaŋ, from Proto-Malayo-Sumbawan *hiaŋ, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qiaŋ.

Noun

yang (plural yang-yang)

1. (Hinduism) hyang: An unseen spirit with supernatural powers, in ancient Indonesian mythology

Alternative forms

• hiang (Johor-Riau)
• hyang

Etymology 3

Borrowed from Chinese 陽／阳 (yáng).

Noun

yang (plural yang-yang)

1. (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

Noun

yang (plural yang-yang)

1. Aphetic form of sayang (“sweetheart; darling”)

Further reading

• “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.

Malay

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [jaŋ]
• Rhymes: -aŋ
• Hyphenation: yang

Etymology 1

First attested in the Kedukan Bukit inscription, 683 CE, as Old Malay [script needed] (yaṃ).

Alternative forms

• yg (SMS)
• iang, nyang

Article

yang (Jawi spelling يڠ)

1. An article that denotes a noun.

   yang kaya ― the rich

Derived titles of address

Conjunction

yang (Jawi spelling يڠ)

1. That:
   1. 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.

   2. (informal) Used to state the content or an explanation of the preceding word or sentence, similar to English conjunctive that.

      Synonym: bahawa

2. Used to show that the following words or sentences are an explanation of the preceding words.

Etymology 2

Clipping of hiang, from Proto-Malayic *hiaŋ, from Proto-Malayo-Chamic *hiaŋ, from Proto-Malayo-Sumbawan *hiaŋ, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qiaŋ.

Alternative forms

• hiang, yang-yang

Noun

yang (Jawi spelling يڠ)

1. A deity, god or goddess.

   Synonyms: dewa, dewi f, tuhan

Affixations

Compounds

Etymology 3

Clipping of sayang.

Alternative forms

• ayang, sayang

Noun

yang (Jawi spelling يڠ)

1. A title of address for a romantic partner, equivalent to English dear and honey.

Etymology 4

Clipping of dayang.

Noun

yang (Jawi spelling يڠ)

1. (colloquial) A title of little distinction.
2. (Pahang, Johor) A feminine titular prefix.

Further reading

• “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

Romanization

yang

1. Nonstandard spelling of yāng.
2. Nonstandard spelling of yáng.
3. Nonstandard spelling of yǎng.
4. Nonstandard spelling of yàng.

Usage notes

• 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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈjɑŋ]

Noun

yang

1. wind

References

• 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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /jaŋ/

Pronoun

yang

1. I

See also

Peranakan Indonesian

Etymology

Borrowed from Chinese 陽／阳 (yáng).

Noun

yang

1. (philosophy) yang: A principle in Chinese and related East Asian philosophies associated with bright, hot, masculine, etc. elements of the natural world.

   sebab dalem pengidoepan di ini alam tida ada doea benda jang sama, malahan bersifat bertentangan, im dan yang, kaja dan miskin, tjerdik dan bodo, tjantik dan djelek. ― (please add an English translation of this usage example)

Ternate

Etymology

From Malay yang, from Old Malay yaṃ.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [jaŋ]

Conjunction

yang (Jawi يڠ)

1. 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

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

• 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

Etymology

From Mandarin 羊 (yáng).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [jɑ̃]

Noun

yang

1. sheep

References

• Erika Sandman (2016) A Grammar of Wutun‎^[2], University of Helsinki (PhD), →ISBN