mõl

See also: Appendix:Variations of "mol"

Muong

Alternative forms

• (Hoà Bình điện tử's orthography) mo̭l

Etymology

From Proto-Vietic *mɔːlʔ (“human being”); cognate with Thanh Hóa Muong mɔːn⁴, Sơn La Muong mɔːə⁴, Tho mɔːn⁴ ("a subgroup of the Tho") and Vietnamese mọi (“barbarian”).

Partially displaced by Mường as an endonym.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mɔl⁴/

Noun

mõl

1. (Mường Bi) a human being
2. (Mường Bi) a group of population
3. (Mường Bi) the term which the Muong people use to call themselves; the Muong people

Adjective

mõl

1. (Mường Bi) Muong

   thiểng Mõl ― the Muong language

See also

• Mường