ວຽງ

Lao

Etymology

From Proto-Mon-Khmer *wa(a)ŋ (“enclosure”).[1] Cognate with Thai เวียง (wiiang), Northern Thai ᩅ᩠ᨿᨦ (wiang), Shan ဝဵင်း (wáeng).

Khmer វៀង (viəng, “city, metropolis, capital”) is reborrowed from Thai or Lao "wiang".

Pronunciation

(Vientiane) IPA^(key): [ʋiːə̯ŋ˧˥]
(Luang Prabang) IPA^(key): [ʋiːə̯ŋ˩˨]
Hyphenation: ວຽງ
Rhymes: -iːə̯ŋ

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

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