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Tang

See also: Appendix:Variations of "tang"

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Etymology 1

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From Mandarin 唐 (Táng).

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Tang

  1. The imperial dynasty of China which reigned from 618 to 907.
  2. The Turkic dynasty of China which lasted from 923 to 936.
    • 2000, Notable Women of China: Shang Dynasty to the Early Twentieth Century‎[2], M.E. Sharpe, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, page 235:
      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.
  3. A kingdom in China which existed between 937 and 975.
  4. Any of a number of places in China.
    1. A county of Baoding, Hebei, China.
  5. A Chinese surname from Mandarin.

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References

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  1. ^ cf. Leon E. Seltzer, editor (1952), “Tanghsien or T’ang-hsien”, in The Columbia Lippincott Gazetteer of the World‎[1], Morningside Heights, NY: Columbia University Press, →OCLC, page 1874, column 2

Etymology 2

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From Mandarin 湯／汤 (Tāng).

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Tang (plural Tangs)

  1. A Chinese surname from Mandarin.

Etymology 3

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From Cantonese 滕 (tang4).

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Tang (plural Tangs)

  1. A Chinese surname from Cantonese.

Etymology 4

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From Cantonese 鄧／邓 (dang6).

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Tang (plural Tangs)

  1. A Chinese surname from Cantonese.

Etymology 5

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From Teochew 陳／陈 (dang5).

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Tang (plural Tangs)

  1. A Chinese surname from Teochew.

Etymology 6

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From Hokkien 董 (táng).

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Tang (plural Tangs)

  1. A Chinese surname from Hokkien.

Etymology 7

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From Persian تنگ (tang, “narrow, tight”).

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Tang

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

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Danish

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Tang

  1. a surname.

German

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Etymology

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Of North Germanic origin, such as Danish tang or Swedish tång, from Old Norse þongull, þang, from Proto-Germanic *þanga, from Proto-Indo-European *tenk- (“to thicken, be solid”), related to Proto-Germanic *þinhaną.

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  • IPA(key): /taŋ/
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  • Rhymes: -aŋ

Noun

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Tang m (strong, genitive Tangs, plural Tange)

  1. seaweed

Declension

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Declension of Tang [masculine, strong]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Tang die Tange
genitive eines des Tangs der Tange
dative einem dem Tang den Tangen
accusative einen den Tang die Tange

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Tagalog

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Etymology

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From either Mandarin 唐 (táng) or Hokkien 董 (táng).

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Tang (Baybayin spelling ᜆᜅ᜔)

  1. a Chinese surname from Mandarin or Hokkien
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