ວຽງ
Lao
Etymology
From Proto-Mon-Khmer *wa(a)ŋ (“enclosure”)[1]. Cognate with Thai เวียง (wiiang), Northern Thai ᩅ᩠ᨿᨦ (wiang). Khmer វៀង (viəng, “city, metropolis, capital”) is a back-loan from Tai.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /wiaŋ˦˥/
Noun
ວຽງ • (wīang) (classifier ວຽງ)
- (obsolete) (walled) city, town
Derived terms
- ວຽງຈັນ (wīang chan)
References
- Shorto, H. A Mon-Khmer Comparative Dictionary, Ed. Paul Sidwell, 2006. Entry 767. p. 233