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Hiyang

Hiyang noun: a Meitei traditional race boat, especially of the royalties and nobles.

hiyang: a Meitei traditional race boat, especially of the royalties and nobles
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Noun

Hiyang (plural Hiyangs)

  1. A Meitei traditional race boat, especially of the royalties and nobles.
  2. A Meitei traditional form of boat race, especially as a ritualistic festive event.
  3. A mythical creature, mentioned in Meitei folktales.

Forms of Hiyang

pluralHiyangs

Origin of Hiyang

From Meitei words, "hi" (meaning "watercraft") and "yang" (meaning "fast").

Questions about Hiyang

What does Hiyang mean?
Hiyang means a Meitei traditional race boat, especially of the royalties and nobles.
What part of speech is Hiyang?
Hiyang is a noun.
What is the plural of Hiyang?
The plural of Hiyang is Hiyangs.

Words near Hiyang in the dictionary

  1. hiya
  2. hiya doin'
  3. Hiyafushi
  4. hiyah
  5. Hiyainu
  6. Hiyang
  7. Hiyangei
  8. Hiyanggei
  9. Hiyanigilihuttaa
  10. hiyo
  11. hizb

Source and license

Adapted from Wiktionary: Hiyang (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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