chang

See also: Chang, cháng, chàng, chāng, chẳng, chǎng, and chang-

English

Mosaic depicting a chang player

Alternative forms

• çeng

Etymology

From Persian چنگ (čang).

Noun

chang (plural changs)

1. (often italicized) A traditional harp of central and southwest Asia

See also

• kee chang
• Keen-chang
• Pyeong-chang
• Wu-chang

Anagrams

• ganch

Japanese

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [t͡ɕã̠ɴ]

Suffix

chang(ちゃん) • (-chan) 

1. (Internet slang, cutesy) alternative spelling of ちゃん (-chan)

Lutuv

Etymology

From Proto-Kuki-Chin *tshuaŋ-I, tshuan-II, cognate with Lai rawlchuan and Mara Chin chôtla

Verb

chang

1. to cook

   Ma patiy kha i chang

   I cooked that patiy

References

• Brandy, Anthony (February 2026), “Interactions between directionals, TAM marking, and Aktionsart in Hnaring Lutuv (Lautu) Chin”, in Indiana Working Papers in South Asian Languages and Cultures‎^[1], volume 4, number 1, →DOI

Mandarin

Romanization

chang

1. nonstandard spelling of chāng
2. nonstandard spelling of cháng
3. nonstandard spelling of chǎng
4. nonstandard spelling of chàng

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.

Mapudungun

Noun

chang (Unified spelling)

1. (anatomy) leg

Romani

Alternative forms

• čang

Etymology

Inherited from Prakrit 𑀚𑀁𑀖𑀸 (jaṃghā), from Sanskrit जङ्घा (jáṅghā, “shank”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /t͡ʃaŋɡ/

Noun

chang f (plural changa)

1. (anatomy) leg
2. knee