English word origin

Etymology of Kiang

A romanization of various Chinese words which lack the palatalization of [k] to [t͡ɕ], which would be rendered jiāng, jiǎng, or jiàng in Mandarin pinyin. Particularly used for Mandarin 江 (Jiāng, “The River”) frequently i

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Source etymology 1

Original entry ↗

name

Obsolete form of Jiang. · Synonym of Yangtze, the chief river of central China.

Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventory

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Borrowed-form mention江cmn

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Source etymology 2

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name

A surname from Chinese.

Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventory

Variant of Jiang.

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