yang English · revision 15011

+ {{infobox|confidence=established|formation=borrowing|attested=1671|origins=zh 陽}}

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+ ==Pronunciation==

+ * IPA: /jæŋ/^(Roach et al. 2011)

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+ ==Etymology==

+ It is [[bor|zh|陽|tr=yáng]], said to mean bright, male, daylight or the sun, as well as positive and the male genitals.^(Etymonline)^(MWU 2024)^(NODE 1998)

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+ ==Earliest recorded meaning==

+ In Chinese philosophy, the masculine or positive principle: 1671.^(OED 1989)^(Etymonline)^(MWU 2024)

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+ ==Semantic evolution==

+ It is paired with [[yin]], the feminine principle, as in ''yin and yang'';^(Collins 2023)^(OED 1989) ''yang-yin'' is recorded from 1959.^(OED 1989)

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+ ==Timeline==

+ * 1671 – yang.^(OED 1989)^(MWU 2024)

+ * 1959 – yang-yin.^(OED 1989)

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+ ==Modern meaning==

+ ===Noun===

+ # In Chinese philosophy, the active, masculine, positive principle, which with [[yin]] makes up the universe.^(AHD)^(OED 1989)^(Collins 2023)

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+ ==Related words==

+ * [[yin]]

+ * [[tao]]

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+ ==Usage notes==

+ In Berkshire and Devon dialect to yang was to say irritating things, to mock.^(Wright 1898)

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+ ==References==

+ {{reflist}}