"Xiang" meaning in All languages combined

See Xiang on Wiktionary

Proper name [English]

IPA: /ʃiɑŋ/, /ʃɑŋ/, /ʃæŋ/
Etymology: From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of Mandarin 湘 (Xiāng). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|cmn|湘|tr=Xiāng}} Mandarin 湘 (Xiāng) Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Xiang
  1. A Chinese language spoken mainly in Hunan province, China Categories (topical): Languages Synonyms: Hunanese, Hsiang, Siang [obsolete] Translations (one of the divisions of the Chinese language): 湘語 (Chinese Mandarin), 湘语 (Xiāngyǔ) (Chinese Mandarin), 湖南話 (Chinese Mandarin), 湖南话 (Húnánhuà) (Chinese Mandarin), xiang [masculine] (French), hunanais [masculine] (French), 湘語 (Shō-go) (alt: しょうご) (Japanese), сян (sjan) [masculine] (Russian), хуна́ньский (xunánʹskij) (alt: диале́кт, язы́к) [masculine] (Russian), 湘語 (Xiang Chinese), 湘语 (sian¹ y³) (Xiang Chinese)
    Sense id: en-Xiang-en-name-gmqyzMSr Disambiguation of Languages: 79 21 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with French translations, Terms with Japanese translations, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Xiang translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 92 8 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 79 21 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 84 16
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Proper name [English]

IPA: /ʃiɑŋ/, /ʃɑŋ/, /ʃæŋ/ Forms: Xiangs [plural]
Etymology: From several Mandarin surnames, including 項/项 (Xiàng), 向 (Xiàng) and 相 (Xiāng). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|cmn|-}} Mandarin, {{zh-l|項|Xiàng}} 項/项 (Xiàng), {{zh-l|向|Xiàng}} 向 (Xiàng), {{zh-l|相|Xiāng}} 相 (Xiāng) Head templates: {{en-proper noun|s}} Xiang (plural Xiangs)
  1. A surname from Chinese.
    Sense id: en-Xiang-en-name-4TuPt0~5 Categories (other): English surnames
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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Download raw JSONL data for Xiang meaning in All languages combined (4.2kB)

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  "subsection": "proper noun",
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