"Tang" meaning in English

See Tang in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

IPA: /tæŋ/, /tɑːŋ/ Forms: T'ang [alternative], Tʻang [alternative]
enPR: täng Etymology: Borrowed from Mandarin 唐 (Táng). Etymology templates: {{bor+|en|cmn|唐|tr=Táng}} Borrowed from Mandarin 唐 (Táng) Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Tang
  1. The imperial dynasty of China which reigned from 618 to 907.
    Sense id: en-Tang-en-name-dEviCbvS Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, History of China Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 10 10 17 6 15 5 5 2 2 3 2 6 17 Disambiguation of History of China: 23 23 21 16 16 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
  2. The Turkic dynasty of China which lasted from 923 to 936.
    Sense id: en-Tang-en-name-WsLJ5SFS Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, History of China Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 10 10 17 6 15 5 5 2 2 3 2 6 17 Disambiguation of History of China: 23 23 21 16 16 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
  3. A kingdom in China which existed between 937 and 975. Categories (place): Places in China
    Sense id: en-Tang-en-name-7-MmUQZM Categories (other): Polities, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 6 entries, Pages with entries, History of China Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 10 10 17 6 15 5 5 2 2 3 2 6 17 Disambiguation of Pages with 6 entries: 8 8 10 8 11 6 6 5 5 5 5 7 12 2 2 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 8 8 13 6 14 5 5 4 4 4 4 6 15 2 2 Disambiguation of History of China: 23 23 21 16 16 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
  4. Any of a number of places in China.
    Sense id: en-Tang-en-name-bvNAw7eb Categories (other): History of China Disambiguation of History of China: 23 23 21 16 16 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
  5. Any of a number of places in China.
    A county of Baoding, Hebei, China.
    Categories (place): Places in Baoding, Places in China, Places in Hebei, China
    Sense id: en-Tang-en-name-fPTUhAzn Categories (other): Counties and county-level cities of Baoding, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 6 entries, Pages with entries, History of China Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 10 10 17 6 15 5 5 2 2 3 2 6 17 Disambiguation of Pages with 6 entries: 8 8 10 8 11 6 6 5 5 5 5 7 12 2 2 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 8 8 13 6 14 5 5 4 4 4 4 6 15 2 2 Disambiguation of History of China: 23 23 21 16 16 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
  6. A Chinese surname from Mandarin.
    Sense id: en-Tang-en-name-5U~zf9fP Categories (other): English surnames, Chinese dynasties Disambiguation of Chinese dynasties: 7 7 8 1 8 10 10 10 10 10 10 1 7
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Proper name

IPA: /tæŋ/, /tɑːŋ/ Forms: Tangs [plural], T'ang [alternative]
Etymology: Borrowed from Mandarin 湯 /汤 (Tāng). Etymology templates: {{bor+|en|cmn|湯|tr=Tāng}} Borrowed from Mandarin 湯 /汤 (Tāng) Head templates: {{en-proper noun|s}} Tang (plural Tangs)
  1. A Chinese surname from Mandarin.
    Sense id: en-Tang-en-name-5U~zf9fP1 Categories (other): English surnames, Chinese dynasties Disambiguation of Chinese dynasties: 7 7 8 1 8 10 10 10 10 10 10 1 7
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Proper name

IPA: /tæŋ/, /tɑːŋ/ Forms: Tangs [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from Cantonese 滕 (tang4). Etymology templates: {{bor+|en|yue|滕|tr=tang4}} Borrowed from Cantonese 滕 (tang4) Head templates: {{en-proper noun|s}} Tang (plural Tangs)
  1. A Chinese surname from Cantonese.
    Sense id: en-Tang-en-name-0EV1VJgJ Categories (other): English surnames, Chinese dynasties Disambiguation of Chinese dynasties: 7 7 8 1 8 10 10 10 10 10 10 1 7
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 3

Proper name

IPA: /tæŋ/, /tɑːŋ/ Forms: Tangs [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from Cantonese 鄧 /邓 (dang6). Etymology templates: {{bor+|en|yue|鄧|tr=dang6}} Borrowed from Cantonese 鄧 /邓 (dang6) Head templates: {{en-proper-noun|s}} Tang (plural Tangs)
  1. A Chinese surname from Cantonese.
    Sense id: en-Tang-en-name-0EV1VJgJ1 Categories (other): English surnames, Chinese dynasties Disambiguation of Chinese dynasties: 7 7 8 1 8 10 10 10 10 10 10 1 7
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 4

Proper name

IPA: /tæŋ/, /tɑːŋ/ Forms: Tangs [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from Teochew 陳 /陈 (dang5). Etymology templates: {{bor+|en|nan-tws|陳|tr=dang5}} Borrowed from Teochew 陳 /陈 (dang5) Head templates: {{en-proper-noun|s}} Tang (plural Tangs)
  1. A Chinese surname from Teochew.
    Sense id: en-Tang-en-name-Zv4aqVaA Categories (other): English surnames, Chinese dynasties Disambiguation of Chinese dynasties: 7 7 8 1 8 10 10 10 10 10 10 1 7
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 5

Proper name

IPA: /tæŋ/, /tɑːŋ/ Forms: Tangs [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from Hokkien 董 (táng). Etymology templates: {{bor+|en|nan-hbl|董|tr=táng}} Borrowed from Hokkien 董 (táng) Head templates: {{en-proper-noun|s}} Tang (plural Tangs)
  1. A Chinese surname from Hokkien.
    Sense id: en-Tang-en-name-FhlDFLu~ Categories (other): English surnames, Chinese dynasties Disambiguation of Chinese dynasties: 7 7 8 1 8 10 10 10 10 10 10 1 7
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 6

Proper name

IPA: /tæŋ/, /tɑːŋ/
Etymology: Borrowed from Persian تنگ (tang, “narrow, tight”). Etymology templates: {{bor+|en|fa|تنگ||narrow, tight|tr=tang}} Borrowed from Persian تنگ (tang, “narrow, tight”) Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Tang
  1. Any of a number of places, including a village in Iran and a village in Afghanistan.
    Sense id: en-Tang-en-name-CdB02Zyl
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 7

Proper name

IPA: /tæŋ/, /tɑːŋ/
Etymology: Borrowed from Dzongkha སྟང (stang). Etymology templates: {{bor+|en|dz|སྟང}} Borrowed from Dzongkha སྟང (stang) Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Tang
  1. A gewog of Bumthang District, Bhutan. Categories (place): Places in Bhutan
    Sense id: en-Tang-en-name-OL93Kc~o Categories (other): Gewogs of Bhutan, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 6 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 10 10 17 6 15 5 5 2 2 3 2 6 17 Disambiguation of Pages with 6 entries: 8 8 10 8 11 6 6 5 5 5 5 7 12 2 2 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 8 8 13 6 14 5 5 4 4 4 4 6 15 2 2
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 8

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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    {
      "ipa": "/tɑːŋ/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "Tang"
}

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