klang

any periodic sound In music, klang (also "clang") is a term sometimes used to translate the German Klang, a highly polysemic word. Technically, the term denotes any periodic sound, especially as opposed to simple periodic sounds (sine tones).

tone (klɑːŋ ) noun. music. a tone composed of several notes sounding together.

Etymology. Klang may have taken its name from the Klang River which runs through the town. The entire geographical area in the immediate vicinity of the river, which begins at Kuala Lumpur and runs west all the way to Port Klang, is known as the Klang Valley.

Known for its rich heritage sites and colonial architecture, it is a city with palace, mosque, and other buildings which associate itself with the Selangor sultanate.

Etymology. Klang may have taken its name from the Klang River which runs through the town. The entire geographical area in the immediate vicinity of the river, which begins at Kuala Lumpur and runs west all the way to Port Klang, is known as the Klang Valley.

Known for its rich heritage sites and colonial architecture, it is a city with palace, mosque, and other buildings which associate itself with the Selangor sultanate.

Swedish: soldier's name from klang 'clang ringing noise'. German: from a vernacular altered and shortened form of the personal name Nikolaus from Greek Nikolaos (see Nicholas ).

However, there are other theories pertaining to the origins of the name, including the belief that it is either derived from the Mon-Khmer (Austroasiatic language) word klang or from the old version of the Malay word kilang which means warehouses or factory.

However, there are other theories pertaining to the origins of the name, including the belief that it is either derived from the Mon-Khmer (Austroasiatic language) word klang or from the old version of the Malay word kilang which means warehouses or factory.

Swedish: soldier's name from klang 'clang ringing noise'. German: from a vernacular altered and shortened form of the personal name Nikolaus from Greek Nikolaos (see Nicholas ). Similar surnames: Kling, Lang, Sang, Kring, Ulan, Olan, Kang, Klahr, Klann, Long.

warehouses Alternatively it has also been argued that it means "warehouses", from the Malay word Kilang – in the old days, it was full of warehouses (kilang currently means "factory"). Klang was also once known as Pengkalan Batu meaning "stone jetty".