Thai edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-Tai *mwuŋᴬ. Cognate with Shan မုင် (mǔng) and Tày mùng. Compare Southern Kam mungl (basket; to roof, to cover).

Pronunciation edit

Orthographic/Phonemicมุง
m u ŋ
RomanizationPaiboonmung
Royal Institutemung
(standard) IPA(key)/muŋ˧/(R)

Verb edit

มุง (mung) (abstract noun การมุง)

  1. to thatch; to roof
  2. to gather around; to crowd around