Dihang
/diːˈhæŋ/noun
A former or regional name for the Siang River in Arunachal Pradesh, India, before it joins the Dibang and Lohit rivers to form the Brahmaputra.
Did you know?Dihang is part of the river system that becomes the Brahmaputra, one of the few major rivers whose name changes dramatically as it crosses cultural and linguistic boundaries.
Etymological Timeline
Ancient–Medieval period
Tibetan and Eastern Himalayan languages
Yarlung Tsangpo / Tsangpo
“The Tibetan name for the upper course of the river later known downstream by several different names.”
Precolonial period
Eastern Himalayan languages
Dihang
“A regional name for the river in what is now Arunachal Pradesh; the deeper linguistic derivation is uncertain.”
19th Century
English
Dihang
“An English geographical name used for the river’s course in northeastern India.”
Modern English
English
Dihang River
“A regional or historical name for the Siang, the major eastern Himalayan river that later joins the Dibang and Lohit to form the Brahmaputra.”
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