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)

1. city, town
2. country

Derived terms

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

See also

• ທານີ (thā nī)
• ຊຽງ (sīang)