mường

See also: Mường

Vietnamese

Etymology

Borrowed from a Tai language. Compare Mường, Muong mường (“Mường; village; mountain village”), Lao ເມືອງ (mư̄ang), Lü ᦵᦙᦲᧂ (mə᷆ng), ᨾᩮᩥ᩠ᨦ, Shan မိူင်း (móeng), Tai Dam ꪹꪣꪉ (mứang), Thai เมือง (mʉʉang), Zhuang mwngh.

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [mɨəŋ˨˩]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [mɨəŋ˦˩]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [mɨəŋ˨˩]

Noun

mường

mountain village of ethnic minorities in Northern Vietnam

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