ᦵᦙᦲᧂ
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Etymology
From Proto-Tai *mɯəŋᴬ (“township”). Cognate with Thai เมือง (mʉʉang), Northern Thai ᨾᩮᩬᩥᨦ, Lao ເມືອງ (mư̄ang), Tai Dam ꪹꪣꪉ, Shan မိူင်း (móeng), Tai Nüa ᥛᥫᥒᥰ (möeng), Ahom 𑜉𑜢𑜤𑜂𑜫 (müṅ), Zhuang mwngh
Pronunciation
Noun
ᦵᦙᦲᧂ • (moeng) (Tai Tham spelling ᨾᩮᩥ᩠ᨦ, classifier ᦑᦲᧈ or ᦵᦙᦲᧂ)
Derived terms
- ᦵᦙᦲᧂᦶᦉ (moengṡae, “Kunming”)
- ᦵᦙᦲᧂᦍᦸᧂ (moengyoang)
- ᦵᦙᦲᧂᦺᦒ (moengthay, “Thailand”)
- ᦵᦙᦲᧂᦟᦱ (moenglaa)
- ᦵᦙᦲᧂᦠᦸᧉ (moengḣoa², “China”)
- ᦔᦳᧅᧈᦵᦙᦲᧂ (ṗuk¹moeng, “map”)
See also
- ᦵᦞᦇ (veng)