chang

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English

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Mosaic depicting a chang player
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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Persian چنگ (čang).

Noun

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chang (plural changs)

  1. (often italicized) A traditional harp of central and southwest Asia

See also

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Anagrams

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Japanese

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Pronunciation

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Suffix

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chang(ちゃん) (-chan

  1. (Internet slang, cutesy) Alternative spelling of ちゃん (-chan)

Mandarin

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Romanization

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chang

  1. Nonstandard spelling of chāng.
  2. Nonstandard spelling of cháng.
  3. Nonstandard spelling of chǎng.
  4. Nonstandard spelling of chàng.

Usage notes

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  • Transcriptions of Mandarin into the Latin script often do not distinguish between the critical tonal differences employed in the Mandarin language, using words such as this one without indication of tone.

Mapudungun

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Noun

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chang (Unified spelling)

  1. (anatomy) leg

Romani

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Inherited from Prakrit 𑀚𑀁𑀖𑀸 (jaṃghā), from Sanskrit जङ्घा (jáṅghā, shank).[1]

Pronunciation

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Noun

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chang f (plural changa)

  1. (anatomy) leg
  2. knee

References

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  1. ^ Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “jáṅghā”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press