ᩅ᩠ᨿᨦ
Northern Thai edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Mon-Khmer *wa(a)ŋ (“enclosure”).[1] Cognate with Lao ວຽງ (wīang), Thai เวียง (wiiang). Further Khmer វៀង (viəng, “city, metropolis, capital”).
Noun edit
ᩅ᩠ᨿᨦ • (wiang)
- walled city
References edit
- ^ Shorto, H. A Mon-Khmer Comparative Dictionary, Ed. Paul Sidwell, 2006. Entry 767. p. 233