"Chang" meaning in English

See Chang in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

IPA: /t͡ʃæŋ/ (note: generally)
enPR: jäng Rhymes: -æŋ Etymology: From the Wade-Giles romanization of Mandarin 張/张 (Zhāng) Wade-Giles romanization: Chang¹. Doublet of Teo. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|cmn|-}} Mandarin, {{zh-l|張|Zhāng}} 張/张 (Zhāng), {{doublet|en|Teo}} Doublet of Teo Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Chang
  1. A surname from Mandarin. Synonyms: Zhang (alt: from Hanyu Pinyin), Jhang (alt: from Tongyong Pinyin) Translations (surname): (Chinese Mandarin), (Zhāng) (Chinese Mandarin), Trương (alt: ) (Vietnamese)
    Sense id: en-Chang-en-name-FLxmAR-a Categories (other): English surnames
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Proper name

IPA: /t͡ʃæŋ/ (note: generally)
enPR: jäng Rhymes: -æŋ Etymology: From the Wade-Giles romanization of Mandarin 章 (Zhāng) Wade-Giles romanization: Chang¹. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|cmn|-}} Mandarin, {{zh-l|章|Zhāng}} 章 (Zhāng) Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Chang
  1. A surname from Chinese. Translations (surname): (Zhāng) (Chinese Mandarin)
    Sense id: en-Chang-en-name-4TuPt0~5 Categories (other): English surnames
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Proper name

IPA: /t͡ʃæŋ/ (note: generally)
enPR: chäng Rhymes: -æŋ Etymology: From Mandarin 常 (Cháng). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|cmn|常|tr=Cháng}} Mandarin 常 (Cháng) Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Chang
  1. A surname from Chinese. Translations (surname): (Cháng) (Chinese Mandarin)
    Sense id: en-Chang-en-name-4TuPt0~51 Categories (other): English surnames
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 3

Proper name

IPA: /t͡ʃæŋ/ (note: generally)
Rhymes: -æŋ Etymology: From Chinese 鄭/郑, either via Hakka Chhang or Cantonese zeng⁶. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|zh|-}} Chinese, {{zh-l|鄭|tr=-}} 鄭/郑, {{bor|en|hak||Chhang|sc=Latn}} Hakka Chhang, {{bor|en|yue||zeng⁶}} Cantonese zeng⁶ Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Chang
  1. A surname from Chinese.
    Sense id: en-Chang-en-name-4TuPt0~51 Categories (other): English surnames
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 4

Proper name

IPA: /t͡ʃæŋ/ (note: generally)
Rhymes: -æŋ Etymology: From Korean 장 (jang). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|ko|장}} Korean 장 (jang) Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Chang
  1. A surname from Korean. Synonyms: Jang, Zang
    Sense id: en-Chang-en-name-qe3-kOiv Categories (other): English surnames
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 5

Proper name

IPA: /t͡ʃæŋ/ (note: generally)
Rhymes: -æŋ Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Chang
  1. A Naga language spoken in north-eastern India. Categories (topical): Languages Related terms: Wiktionary’s coverage of Chang terms
    Sense id: en-Chang-en-name-lFyS149f Disambiguation of Languages: 21 11 11 11 21 27
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 6

Download JSON data for Chang meaning in English (6.5kB)

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      "links": [
        [
          "surname",
          "surname"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/t͡ʃæŋ/",
      "note": "generally"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-æŋ"
    }
  ],
  "word": "Chang"
}

{
  "categories": [
    "en:Languages"
  ],
  "etymology_number": 5,
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "ko",
        "3": "장"
      },
      "expansion": "Korean 장 (jang)",
      "name": "bor"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Korean 장 (jang).",
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "Chang",
      "name": "en-proper noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "name",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "English surnames",
        "English surnames from Korean"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A surname from Korean."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "surname",
          "surname"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/t͡ʃæŋ/",
      "note": "generally"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-æŋ"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "word": "Jang"
    },
    {
      "word": "Zang"
    }
  ],
  "word": "Chang"
}

{
  "categories": [
    "en:Languages"
  ],
  "etymology_number": 6,
  "etymology_templates": [],
  "etymology_text": "",
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "Chang",
      "name": "en-proper noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "name",
  "related": [
    {
      "word": "Wiktionary’s coverage of Chang terms"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "A Naga language spoken in north-eastern India."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "Naga",
          "Naga"
        ],
        [
          "India",
          "India"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/t͡ʃæŋ/",
      "note": "generally"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-æŋ"
    }
  ],
  "word": "Chang"
}

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