ᦵᦙᦲᧂ

Lü

Etymology

From Proto-Tai *mɯəŋᴬ (“township”). Cognate with Thai เมือง (mʉʉang), Northern Thai ᨾᩮᩬᩥᨦ, Lao ເມືອງ (mư̄ang), Tai Dam ꪹꪣꪉ, Shan မိူင်း (móeng), Tai Nüa ᥛᥫᥒᥰ (möeng), Ahom 𑜉𑜢𑜤𑜂𑜫 (müṅ).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mɤŋ˥˩/

Noun

ᦵᦙᦲᧂ • (moeng) (Tai Tham spelling ᨾᩮᩥ᩠ᨦ, classifier ᦑᦲᧈ or ᦵᦙᦲᧂ)

1. city
2. country

Derived terms

• ᦔᦳᧅᧈᦵᦙᦲᧂ (ṗuk¹moeng, “map”)
• ᦵᦙᦲᧂᦶᦉ (moengṡae, “Kunming”)
• ᦵᦙᦲᧂᦍᦸᧂ (moengyoang)
• ᦵᦙᦲᧂᦺᦒ (moengthay, “Thailand”)
• ᦵᦙᦲᧂᦟᦱ (moenglaa)
• ᦵᦙᦲᧂᦠᦸᧉ (moengḣoa², “China”)

See also

• ᦵᦞᦇ (veng)