yang

Meanings

Noun

• A principle in Chinese and related East Asian philosophies associated with bright, hot, masculine, etc. elements of the natural world.
• The monetary unit of Korea from 1892 to 1902, divided into 100 pun.
• The cry of the wild goose; a honk.

Verb

• To make the cry of the wild goose.

Origin

• From early romanizations of Chinese , originally in reference to the sunny side of areas such as mountains and dwellings
• From Korean . liang.
• Imitative.