Mường

See also: Muong, muông, and muỗng

Vietnamese

Etymology

Borrowed from a Tai language. Compare mường (“mountain village”), Muong mường (“Mường; village; mountain village”), Lao ເມືອງ (mư̄ang), Lü ᦵᦙᦲᧂ (mə᷆ng), ᨾᩮᩥ᩠ᨦ, Shan မိူင်း (móeng), Tai Dam ꪹꪣꪉ (mứang), Thai เมือง (mʉʉang), Zhuang mwngh.

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [mɨəŋ˨˩]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [mɨəŋ˦˩]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [mɨəŋ˨˩]

Proper noun

Mường • (𡙧)

1. the Muong people, a minority ethnic group in mountainous regions of Vietnam
2. (linguistics) the name of the various dialects, which is closely related to the Vietnamese language, spoken by the Muong people

Descendants

• English: Muong
• Japanese: ムオン

See also

• mõl
• Mường Thanh

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