cang

See also: Appendix:Variations of "cang"

English

Noun

cang (plural cangs)

  1. Alternative form of cangue (type of pillory).

Achang

Pronunciation

  • (Myanmar) /cʰaŋ˧/

Noun

cang

  1. elephant

Derived terms

Further reading

  • Inglis, Douglas, Sampu, Nasaw, Jaseng, Wilai, Jana, Thocha (2005) A preliminary Ngochang–Kachin–English Lexicon[1], Payap University, page 15

Albanian

Etymology

A form of cak, with the colloquial epenthesis of the n and k->g alteration, similar to barangë from barakë.[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈt͡sanɡ]

Noun

cang m (plural cang, definite cangu, definite plural cangjet)

  1. (nonstandard) place, dwelling area. I/e cangut - that lives in the area; native. I/e pacang(ë) - without a permanent dwelling area.

Declension

Declension of cang
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative cang cangu cangje cangjet
accusative cangun
dative cangu cangut cangjeve cangjeve
ablative cangjesh

Derived terms

References

  1. ^ Çabej, E. (1987) “cak”, in Studime etimologjike në fushë të shqipes (in Albanian), volumes III: C–D, Tirana, page 5

Mandarin

Romanization

cang

  1. nonstandard spelling of cāng
  2. nonstandard spelling of cáng
  3. nonstandard spelling of cǎng
  4. nonstandard spelling of càng

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.

Tày

Pronunciation

Noun

cang

  1. a big jar
    cang to nặmwater jar

References

  • Lương Bèn (2011) Từ điển Tày-Việt [Tay-Vietnamese dictionary]‎[2][3] (in Vietnamese), Thái Nguyên: Nhà Xuất bản Đại học Thái Nguyên