kiang

or khy·ang

[ kee-ahng ]

/ kiˈɑŋ /

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noun

the largest species of wild ass, Equus kiang: found in Tibet, northern Nepal, and the northern Indian region of Ladakh, the kiang was once considered a subspecies of the onager but is now classified as a distinct species.

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Also called Ti·bet·an wild ass .

Origin of kiang

First recorded in 1865–70; from Tibetan kyang (spelling rkyang )

Words nearby kiang

KIA, kiaat, kiabooca, kia kaha, Kiamichi, kiang, Kiangsi, Kiangsu, Kiaochow, kia ora, KIAS

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How to use kiang in a sentence

It is situated at the mouth of the Yangtse-Kiang, the largest river of Asia, navigable for fifteen hundred miles.
The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 17, No. 101, March, 1866|Various
I was travelling on a missionary tour in the province of Cheh-kiang, and had to pass the night in a very wicked town.
Separation and Service|James Hudson Taylor
Confining attention to Asia these figures, large though they seem, are far exceeded by those of the Yangtsze-Kiang.
The Panjab, North-West Frontier Province, and Kashmir|Sir James McCrone Douie
Down in Kiang Su a scholar cut off his left arm and with the red blood wrote his appeal.
Where Half The World Is Waking Up|Clarence Poe

Adul had caught a kiang foal four months old, which was ill and kept always turning round.
Trans-Himalaya, Vol. 2 (of 2)|Sven Hedin

British Dictionary definitions for kiang

kiang

/ (kɪˈæŋ) /

noun

a variety of the wild ass, Equus hemionus, that occurs in Tibet and surrounding regionsCompare onager

Word Origin for kiang

C19: from Tibetan rkyan

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