Kiang definition

kē-äng
A large wild ass, Equus kiang, native to the Tibetan Plateau.
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A large wild ass (Equus kiang) of the Tibetan Plateau, having a reddish-brown and white coat.
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A wild ass (Equus hemionus kiang) found in Tibet and Mongolia.
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Noun

Singular:
kiang
Plural:
kiangs

Origin of kiang

  • From colloquial Tibetan (Lhasa dialect) equivalent to written Tibetan rkyaṅ

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From Tibetan རྐྱང (rkyang, “wild ass”).

    From Wiktionary

Kiang Sentence Examples

  • Almost all the traffic is conveyed through Hu-nan by water-ways, which lead northward to Han-kow on the Yangtsze Kiang, and Fan-cheng on the Han River, eastward to Fu-kien, southward to Kwang-tung and Kwang-si and westward to Sze-ch'uen.

  • The provincial capital is Nan-ch'ang Fu, on the Kan Kiang, about 35 m.

  • The largest river is the Kan Kiang, which rises in the mountains in the south of the province and flows north-east to the Po-yang Lake.

  • Another river of note is the Chang Kiang, which has its source in the province of Ngan-hui and flows into the Po-yang Lake, connecting in its course the Wuyuen district, whence come the celebrated "Moyune" green teas, and the city of King-to-chen, celebrated for its pottery, with Jao-chow Fu on the lake.

  • Kiang and Port Swettenham are contiguous towns in the Federated Malay States, having a population of 4000 and a rainfall of 100 in.

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