ᩅ᩠ᨿᨦ

Northern Thai

Etymology

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

ᩅ᩠ᨿᨦ (wiang)

  1. walled city

References
  1. Shorto, H. A Mon-Khmer Comparative Dictionary, Ed. Paul Sidwell, 2006. Entry 767. p. 233
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