kiyang

See also: Kiyang

English

Noun

kiyang (plural kiyangs)

  1. Alternative form of kiang (“wild ass of Tibet”).

Anagrams

Tagalog

Etymology

From Chinese according to Panganiban (1973), possibly Hokkien 行 (kiâⁿ, “to walk”). See also kiya.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /kiˈaŋ/ [ˈkjaŋ]
  • Rhymes: -aŋ
  • Syllabification: ki‧yang

Noun

kiyáng (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜒᜌᜅ᜔)

  1. walking with legs apart; bow-legged walking

See also

References

  • “kiyang”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
  • Panganiban, José Villa (1973) Diksyunaryo-Tesauro Pilipino-Ingles (overall work in Tagalog and English), Quezon City: Manlapaz Publishing Co., page 293
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