ᦵᦙᦲᧂ
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Etymology
From Proto-Tai *mɯəŋᴬ (“township”). Cognate with Thai เมือง (mʉʉang), Northern Thai ᨾᩮᩬᩥᨦ, Lao ເມືອງ (mư̄ang), Tai Dam ꪹꪣꪉ, Shan မိူင်း (móeng), Tai Nüa ᥛᥫᥒᥰ (moeng2), Ahom 𑜉𑜢𑜤𑜂𑜫 (mueng), Zhuang mwngh
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /mɤŋ˥˩/
Noun
ᦵᦙᦲᧂ (moeng) (Tai Tham spelling ᨾᩮᩥ᩠ᨦ, classifier ᦑᦲᧈ or ᦵᦙᦲᧂ)
- city
- country
Derived terms
- ᦵᦙᦲᧂᦶᦉ (moengṡae, “Kunming”)
- ᦵᦙᦲᧂᦍᦸᧂ (moengyoang)
- ᦵᦙᦲᧂᦺᦒ (moengthay, “Thailand”)
- ᦵᦙᦲᧂᦟᦱ (moenglaa)
- ᦵᦙᦲᧂᦠᦸᧉ (moengḣoa2, “China”)
- ᦔᦳᧅᧈᦵᦙᦲᧂ (ṗuk1moeng, “map”)
See also
- ᦵᦞᦇ (veng)