Standard Lemma guide

Klang

name · noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

Each Play button uses your device's default local English voice, or a natural local fallback. The selected voice name appears after playback. This is synthesized speech, not a source recording.

  • CMU ARPABET: K L AE1 NG Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

name

Meaning 1

A surname.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

name

Meaning 2

A city in Klang District, Selangor, Malaysia.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

Any periodic sound, especially one composed of a fundamental and harmonics, as opposed to simple periodic sounds (sine tones).

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: entertainment, lifestyle, music

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Borrowed from Swedish or German Klang.

Borrowed from Malay Kelang.

Borrowed from German Klang.

Across languages

Translations

7 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 巴生 (Bāshēng) — city in Selangor, Malaysia
  • Japanese: クラン (Kuran) — city in Selangor, Malaysia
  • Korean: 클랑 (Keullang) — city in Selangor, Malaysia
  • Malay: Kelang — city in Selangor, Malaysia
  • Tamil: கிள்ளான் (kiḷḷāṉ) — city in Selangor, Malaysia
  • Thai: กลัง (glang) — city in Selangor, Malaysia
  • Ukrainian: Кланг (Klanh) — city in Selangor, Malaysia
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