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Tang en · PROPN · etymology 1

Pronunciation

  • /tæŋ/
  • /tɑːŋ/
  • täng

Etymology

Borrowed from Mandarin 唐 (Táng).

Meanings

  1. Tang Dynasty, the imperial dynasty of China which reigned from 618 to 907.
    • The two sculptures, which were part of religious rites, belong to the Tang dynasty, which ruled between 618 and 907 AD and is considered a golden period of the Chinese civilization. 2023 October 26, “Australia returns three smuggled historical artifacts to China”, in EFE, sourced from Sydney, Australia (EFE), archived from the original on 26 Oct 2023, Culture, Latest news:
  2. Later Tang, the Turkic dynasty of China which lasted from 923 to 936.
    • Empress Liu (ca. 890-926 A.D.), whose birthplace was Chenan in Wei (now Chenan county, Hebei province), was the wife of Li Cunxu, who reigned as Emperor Zhuangzong, during the Tang dynasty. 2000, Notable Women of China: Shang Dynasty to the Early Twentieth Century, M.E. Sharpe, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, page 235:
  3. Southern Tang. A kingdom in China which existed between 937 and 975.
  4. Any of a number of places in China.
  5. Any of a number of places in China. ▸ A county of Baoding, Hebei, China.
    • A biography of Hu claims that Hu's attitudes changed in 1961, after he was sent to supervise agricultural policy changes in Tang county, Hebei province. 1996, Jasper Becker, Hungry Ghosts: Mao's Secret Famine, The Free Press, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, page 328:
  6. A Chinese surname from Mandarin.

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Tang en · PROPN · etymology 2

Pronunciation

  • /tæŋ/
  • /tɑːŋ/

Etymology

Borrowed from Mandarin 湯 /汤 (Tāng).

Meanings

  1. A Chinese surname from Mandarin.

Forms

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Tang en · PROPN · etymology 3

Pronunciation

  • /tæŋ/
  • /tɑːŋ/

Etymology

Borrowed from Cantonese 滕 (tang4).

Meanings

  1. A Chinese surname from Cantonese.

Forms

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Tang en · PROPN · etymology 4

Pronunciation

  • /tæŋ/
  • /tɑːŋ/

Etymology

Borrowed from Cantonese 鄧 /邓 (dang6).

Meanings

  1. A Chinese surname from Cantonese.

Forms

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Tang en · PROPN · etymology 5

Pronunciation

  • /tæŋ/
  • /tɑːŋ/

Etymology

Borrowed from Teochew 陳 /陈 (dang5).

Meanings

  1. A Chinese surname from Teochew.

Forms

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Tang en · PROPN · etymology 6

Pronunciation

  • /tæŋ/
  • /tɑːŋ/

Etymology

Borrowed from Hokkien 董 (táng).

Meanings

  1. A Chinese surname from Hokkien.

Forms

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Tang en · PROPN · etymology 7

Pronunciation

  • /tæŋ/
  • /tɑːŋ/

Etymology

Borrowed from Persian تنگ (tang, “narrow, tight”).

Meanings

  1. Any of a number of places, including a village in Iran and a village in Afghanistan.

Tang en · PROPN · etymology 8

Pronunciation

  • /tæŋ/
  • /tɑːŋ/

Etymology

Borrowed from Dzongkha སྟང (stang).

Meanings

  1. A gewog of Bumthang District, Bhutan.