kiang

American  

[kee-ahng] / kiˈɑŋ /

Or khyang

noun

1. the largest species of wild ass, Equus kiang: found in Tibet, northern Nepal, and the northern Indian region of Ladakh, the kiang was once considered a subspecies of the onager but is now classified as a distinct species.

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kiang British  

/ kɪˈæŋ /

noun

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

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Etymology

Origin of kiang

First recorded in 1865–70; from Tibetan kyang (spelling rkyang )

Example Sentences

In the eastern parts of Ladakh is a nondescript wild variety of horse which I may call Equus kiang.

From Natural History of the Mammalia of India and Ceylon by Sterndale, Robert Armitage

The kiang has a variety of appellations, according to the country in which it is found.

From Quadrupeds, What They Are and Where Found A Book of Zoology for Boys by Harvey, William

They are generally called ho in the north, and chiang or kiang in the south.

From Four Young Explorers or, Sight-Seeing in the Tropics by Shute, A. B.

The east bank of the Grand Canal, between Yangchow and Hwaianfu, is itself a great levee, holding back the waters to the west above the eastern plain, diverting them south, into the Yangtse kiang.

From Farmers of Forty Centuries; Or, Permanent Agriculture in China, Korea, and Japan by King, F. H. (Franklin Hiram)

The Latin name for the wild ass, Equus kiang, indicates his close relationship to the horse, and "kiang" is what he is called by the people of Tibet.

From From Pole to Pole A Book for Young People by Hedin, Sven Anders