ᩅ᩠ᨿᨦ
Northern Thai
Etymology
From Proto-Mon-Khmer *wa(a)ŋ (“enclosure”)[1]. Cognate with Lao ວຽງ (wīang), Thai เวียง (wiiang). Further Khmer វៀង (viəng, “city, metropolis, capital”).
Noun
ᩅ᩠ᨿᨦ (wiang)
- walled city
References
- Shorto, H. A Mon-Khmer Comparative Dictionary, Ed. Paul Sidwell, 2006. Entry 767. p. 233