ເມືອງ
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Lao[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Proto-Tai *mɯəŋᴬ (“township”). Cognate with Thai เมือง (mʉʉang), Northern Thai ᨾᩮᩬᩥᨦ, Lü ᦵᦙᦲᧂ (moeng), Tai Dam ꪹꪣꪉ, Shan မိူင်း (móeng), Tai Nüa ᥛᥫᥒᥰ (möeng), Ahom 𑜉𑜢𑜤𑜂𑜫 (müṅ), etc.
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Vientiane) IPA(key): [mɯːə̯ŋ˧˥]
- (Luang Prabang) IPA(key): [mɯːə̯ŋ˩˨]
- Hyphenation: ເມືອງ
- Rhymes: -ɯːə̯ŋ
Noun[edit]
ເມືອງ • (mư̄ang)
Derived terms[edit]
- ເມືອງລາວ (mư̄ang lāo, “Laos”)
- ເມືອງໄທ (mư̄ang thai, “Thailand”)
- ເມືອງສີງ (mư̄ang sīng, “Muang Sing”)