Etymology

whang

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Today it means: To make a noise like something moving quickly through the air. Full definition →

Scots thwang
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whang · verb, noun1

Imitative. Compare wang.

whang · noun2

  1. Scots · derived fromthwang
  2. English todaywhang

Debuccalized (/θw/ > /hw/) from Scots thwang, cognate to thong.

Whang · proper noun3

  1. Korean · derived from왕
  2. Korean · derived from황
  3. Chinese · derived from王
  4. Chinese · derived from黃 /黄
  5. English todayWhang

From Chinese 黃 /黄 (huáng) (also Mandarin 黃 /黄 (huáng), Chinese 王 (wáng), Korean 황 (hwang), or Korean 왕 (wang)

Words from the same roots

Chinese黃 all →

Hwang

Chinese王 all →

heng

Korean황 all →

Hwang

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