mương

Vietnamese

Etymology

From Proto-Vietic *-mɨəŋ. Possibly from Proto-Mon-Khmer *()ɓaaŋ (canal); however, "Vietnamese vocalism suggests earlier *bVʔaŋ"[1]. Compare Proto-Tai *ʰmɯəŋᴬ (ditch), whence Thai เหมือง (mʉ̌ʉang) and Lao ເໝືອງ (mư̄ang).

Pronunciation

Noun

(classifier con, cái) mương (𤃞)

  1. ditch, trench

Derived terms

Derived terms
  • mương máng

References

  1. Shorto, H. A Mon-Khmer Comparative Dictionary, Ed. Paul Sidwell, 2006. Entry 632. p. 205
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