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kangs

kangs is the plural of kang.

kangs is the third-person singular simple present indicative of kang.

Meaning of kang

Noun

kang (plural kangs)

  1. A traditional long platform of brick, clay or concrete, used for heating in colder parts of China and suitable for sleeping on at night.
    • Why is it built this way?
      Oh, it's a kang. It's heated from underneath, like an oven.
      Kang? What is a kang for?
      A community bed. You'll find them in every inn in north China. We've got lots of rooms, but when winter comes, this is the bed everybody'll be in.
      You mean togther?
      Thirty, forty, fifty...1958, 29:45 from the start, in The Inn of the Sixth Happiness, →OCLC
  2. A large Chinese water jar.

See all 7 meanings of kang

Proper noun capitalized: Kangs

Kangs

  1. (plural) plural of Kang

Questions about kangs

What is kangs the plural of?
Kangs is the plural of kang.
What part of speech is kangs?
Kangs is a proper noun.

Words near kangs in the dictionary

  1. Kangpar
  2. Kangpokpi
  3. Kangra
  4. kangri
  5. kangris
  6. kangs
  7. Kangshung Face
  8. Kangting
  9. Kangujam
  10. kanguroo
  11. kanguroos

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