kiang

• kiyang, kyang

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

• (General American) enPR: kē-ängʹ IPA^(key): /kiˈɑŋ/
• (Received Pronunciation) enPR: kē-ăngʹ IPA^(key): /kiˈæŋ/
• Rhymes: (General American) -ɑŋ, (Received Pronunciation) -æŋ

kiang (plural kiangs)

1. A large wild ass, Equus kiang, native to the Tibetan Plateau.

• eastern kiang (Equus kiang holdereri)
• southern kiang (Equus kiang polyodon)
• western kiang (Equus kiang kiang)

• Kinga, aking

kiang

1. Nonstandard spelling of kiāng.

• 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.