ເມືອງ

Lao

Etymology

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

(Vientiane) IPA^(key): [mɯːə̯ŋ˧˥]
(Luang Prabang) IPA^(key): [mɯːə̯ŋ˩˨]
Hyphenation: ເມືອງ
Rhymes: -ɯːə̯ŋ

Noun

ເມືອງ • (mư̄ang)

city, town
country

Derived terms

ເມືອງລາວ (mư̄ang lāo, “Laos”)
ເມືອງໄທ (mư̄ang thai, “Thailand”)
ເມືອງສີງ (mư̄ang sīng, “Muang Sing”)

See also

ທານີ (thā nī)
ຊຽງ (sīang)

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