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Tang.

Tang Dynasty, the imperial dynasty of China which reigned from 618 to 907.

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Meaning & usage

name/tæŋ//tɑːŋ/
  1. Tang Dynasty, the imperial dynasty of China which reigned from 618 to 907.

  2. Later Tang, the Turkic dynasty of China which lasted from 923 to 936.

  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.

  6. A Chinese surname from Mandarin.

Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Mandarin 唐 (Táng).

name/tæŋ//tɑːŋ/
  1. A Chinese surname from Mandarin.

Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Mandarin 湯 /汤 (Tāng).

name/tæŋ//tɑːŋ/
  1. A Chinese surname from Cantonese.

Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Cantonese 滕 (tang4).

name/tæŋ//tɑːŋ/
  1. A Chinese surname from Cantonese.

Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Cantonese 鄧 /邓 (dang6).

name/tæŋ//tɑːŋ/
  1. A Chinese surname from Teochew.

Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Teochew 陳 /陈 (dang5).

name/tæŋ//tɑːŋ/
  1. A Chinese surname from Hokkien.

Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Hokkien 董 (táng).

name/tæŋ//tɑːŋ/
  1. Any of a number of places, including a village in Iran and a village in Afghanistan.

Where this word comes from

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

name/tæŋ//tɑːŋ/
  1. A gewog of Bumthang District, Bhutan.

Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Dzongkha སྟང (stang).

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