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liang

/ljˈæŋ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.13 in modern English

Syllables
liang
IPA
/ljˈæŋ/
6
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
1
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Synonym of tael, a former Chinese unit of weight (about 40 g) and a related unit of silver currency.

name

An ancient Chinese kingdom during the Zhou dynasty, a promotion of the former march of Wei

name

A surname from Chinese.

name

A sub-sitio in the sitio of Ba-ay, barangay of Pito, Bokod, Benguet, Philippines.

Etymology

The atonal Wade-Giles and pinyin romanization of the standard Mandarin pronunciation of Chinese 兩 /两 (liǎng). Doublet of leung and yang.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Subject

Wiktionary places this term in Medicine.

Inflected Forms

liangs (plural)

Synonyms

tael Wei Ngwei

Rhymes With

hang gang bang sang wang yang lang chang rang zhang dang tang

Questions

How do you pronounce liang?
The recorded pronunciation is /ljˈæŋ/.
What does liang mean?
Synonym of tael, a former Chinese unit of weight (about 40 g) and a related unit of silver currency.
Where does liang come from?
It is traced to Chinese.

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