ᥛᥫᥒᥰ

Tai Nüa

Etymology

From Proto-Tai *mɯəŋᴬ (“township”). Cognate with Thai เมือง (mʉʉang), Northern Thai ᨾᩮᩬᩥᨦ, Lao ເມືອງ (mư̄ang), Lü ᦵᦙᦲᧂ (moeng), Tai Dam ꪹꪣꪉ, Shan မိူင်း (móeng), Ahom 𑜉𑜢𑜤𑜂𑜫 (müṅ).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /məŋ²/

Noun

ᥛᥫᥒᥰ (möeng) (1963 orthography ᥛᥫᥒ̈)

1. city, country.

Derived terms

• ᥛᥫᥒᥰ ᥗᥭᥰ (möeng thäy)