mương

Vietnamese

Etymology

From Proto-Vietic *-mɨəŋ. Compare Proto-Tai *ʰmɯəŋᴬ (“ditch”), whence Thai เหมือง (mʉ̌ʉang) and Lao ເໝືອງ (mư̄ang).

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [mɨəŋ˧˧]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [mɨəŋ˧˧]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [mɨəŋ˧˧]

Noun

(classifier con, cái) mương • (𤃞)

1. ditch, trench

Derived terms

Derived terms

• mương máng