kang

noun

variants or k'ang

ˈkäŋ

plural -s

: a brick platform built across one side or end of a room in a house in northern China or Manchuria, warmed by a fire beneath, and used for sleeping

Word History

Etymology

Chinese (Pekingese) k'ang⁴

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