# liang
## English
### Etymology

The atonal Wade-Giles and pinyin romanization of the standard Mandarin pronunciation of Chinese 兩 / 两 (liǎng). Doublet of leung and yang.

### Noun

liang (plural liang or liangs)
* (chiefly historical) Synonym of tael, a former Chinese unit of weight (about 40 g) and a related unit of silver currency.

### Anagrams

* Gilan, Glina, Laing, Langi, algin, align, ganil, ligan, linga

## Indonesian
### Etymology 1

From Malay liang, from Proto-Austronesian *liaŋ (“cave, cavern”).

#### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˈlia̯ŋ]
* Hyphenation: liang

#### Noun

liang (plural)
* small hole
    Synonym: lubang

##### Derived terms

* meliang
* liang hidung
* liang jarum
* liang jimak
* liang kembara
* liang kubur
* liang kumbang
* liang lahad
* liang mata
* liang rayap
* liang renik
* liang roma
* liang sanggama
* liang semut

### Etymology 2

Onomatopoeic.

#### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˈlia̯ŋ]
* Hyphenation: liang

#### Root

liang (plural liang-liang)
* wavy

##### Derived terms

* berliang-liuk
* liang-liuk
* liang-liut

### Etymology 3

From Mandarin 兩／两 (liǎng).

#### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˈlia̯ŋ]
* Hyphenation: liang

#### Noun

liang (plural)
* a Chinese ounce or tael, reckoned as one-third heavier than the ounce avoirdupois. Short for 臺兩／台两 (“Taiwanese tael, equal to 1/16 of a catty or 37.5 grams”)

### Further reading

* “liang” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.

## Kambera
### Etymology

From Proto-Austronesian *liaŋ (“cave, cavern”).

### Noun

liang
* cave

### References

* Marian Klamer (1998) A Grammar of Kambera, Berlin, New York: Mouton de Gruyter, →ISBN, page 213

## Malay
### Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *liaŋ (“cave, cavern”). Cognate with Javanese leng.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /liaŋ/
* Rhymes: -iaŋ, -aŋ

### Noun

liang (Jawi spelling لياڠ, plural liang-liang, informal 1st possessive liangku, 2nd possessive liangmu, 3rd possessive liangnya)
* small hole (e.g. nose, stab mark)
    Synonyms: lubang, rongga

### Further reading

* “liang” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.
* Blust, Robert; Trussel, Stephen; et al. (2023) “*liaŋ”, in the CLDF dataset from The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary (2010–), →DOI

## Mandarin
### Romanization

liang
* Nonstandard spelling of liáng.
* Nonstandard spelling of liǎng.
* Nonstandard spelling of liàng.

#### Usage notes

* 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.

## Woiwurrung
### Alternative forms

* leeang

### Etymology

From Proto-Pama-Nyungan *rirra.

### Noun

liang
* tooth

### References

* Barry J. Blake, Woiwurrung, in The Aboriginal Language of Melbourne and Other Sketches (1991; edited by R. M. W. Dixon and Barry J. Blake; OUP, Handbook of Australian Languages 4), pages 31–124
* ↑ https://deadlystory.com/page/aboriginal-country-map/Aboriginal_Country_Completed/Wurundjeri/Wurundjeri_Language
* ↑ https://openresearch-repository.anu.edu.au/server/api/core/bitstreams/f4512721-7645-4722-90b8-168541d38240/content
* ↑ https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/27/The_aborigines_of_Victoria_-_with_notes_relating_to_the_habits_of_the_natives_of_other_parts_of_Australia_and_Tasmania_%28IA_b24885228_0002%29.pdf