ວຽງ

Lao

Etymology

From Proto-Mon-Khmer *wa(a)ŋ (“enclosure”). 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)

1. (obsolete) (walled) city, town

Derived terms

• ວຽງຈັນ (wīang chan)