See also: มุ้ง and ม้ง

Thai

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Etymology

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From Proto-Tai *mɯŋᴬ (singular second-person pronoun (weak)).

Cognate with Lao ມຶງ (mưng), ᦙᦹᧂ (mueng), Tai Dam ꪣꪳꪉ, Zhuang mwngz.

Compare Proto-Hlai *C-mɯː (you (singular)).

Pronunciation

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Orthographic/Phonemicมึง
m ụ ŋ
RomanizationPaiboonmʉng
Royal Institutemueng
(standard) IPA(key)/mɯŋ˧/(R)
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Pronoun

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มึง (mʉng)

  1. (vulgar, derogatory, offensive) a second person pronoun: you.

Usage notes

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  • Often used together with the first person pronoun กู (guu).

Descendants

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  • Khmer: មឹង (mɨng)

See also

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Thai personal pronouns
singular plural
1st person masculine ผม (pǒm) เรา (rao)
feminine ดิฉัน (dì-chǎn)
feminine or
neutral
(colloquial)
ฉัน (chǎn)
2nd person คุณ (kun)
3rd person masculine,
feminine
เขา (kǎo)
neutral มัน (man)