mường

See also: Mường

Vietnamese

Etymology

Borrowed from a Tai language. Compare Mường, 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˨˩]

Noun

mường

1. mountain village of ethnic minorities in Northern Vietnam