YANG
yang
(noun) the bright positive masculine principle in Chinese dualistic cosmology; “yin and yang together produce everything that comes into existence”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology 1
Noun
yang (uncountable)
(philosophy) A principle in Chinese and related East Asian philosophies associated with bright, hot, masculine, etc. elements of the natural world.
Etymology 2
Noun
yang (plural yangs)
The monetary unit of Korea from 1892 to 1902, divided into 100 pun.
Etymology 3
Imitative.
Verb
yang (third-person singular simple present yangs, present participle yanging, simple past and past participle yanged)
(rare) To make the cry of the wild goose.
Noun
yang (plural yangs)
The cry of the wild goose; a honk.
Anagrams
• Nagy
Etymology 1
Proper noun
Yang
(Chinese philosophy) Alternative letter-case form of yang when used as a proper noun.
Etymology 2
Proper noun
Yang
A Chinese surname of various origins.
A Korean surname of various origins.
Statistics
• According to the 2010 United States Census, Yang is the 290th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 106,033 individuals. Yang is most common among Asian/Pacific Islander (96.8%) individuals.
Anagrams
• Nagy
Source: Wiktionary
Yang, n. Etym: [Of imitative origin.]
Definition: The cry of the wild goose; a honk.
Yang, v. i.
Definition: To make the cry of the wild goose.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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