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ki·ang

(kē-äng′)

A large wild ass (Equus kiang) of the Tibetan Plateau, having a reddish-brown and white coat.

[From colloquial Tibetan (Lhasa dialect), equivalent to written Tibetan rkyaṅ.]

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kiang

(kɪˈæŋ)

(Animals) a variety of the wild ass, Equus hemionus, that occurs in Tibet and surrounding regions. Compare onager

[C19: from Tibetan rkyan]

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ki•ang

(kiˈɑŋ)

n.

a wild ass, Equus hemionus kiang, of Tibet and Mongolia.

[1880–85; < Tibetan kyang (sp. rkyang)]

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* Strictly speaking, the pronunciation of all words such as Liang, Kiang, etc., is nearer one syllable than two.

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