ဝဵင်း

Shan

Etymology

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

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /weŋ˥/
  • Rhymes: -eŋ

Noun

ဝဵင်း • (wáeng)

  1. town or city
  2. prefix of the name of a town or city

References
  1. Shorto, H. A Mon-Khmer Comparative Dictionary, Ed. Paul Sidwell, 2006. Entry 767. p. 233
This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.