Mường

See also: Muong, muông, and muỗng

Vietnamese

Etymology

Borrowed from a Tai language. Compare mường (“mountain village”), Muong mường (“Mường; village; mountain village”), Lao ເມືອງ (mư̄ang), Lü ᦵᦙᦲᧂ (mə᷆ng), ᨾ᩠ᨦᩮᩥ, Shan မိူင်း (moeng⁴), 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˨˩]

Proper noun

Mường (𡙧)

the Muong people, a minority ethnic group in mountainous regions of Vietnam
(linguistics) the name of the various dialects, which is closely related to the Vietnamese language, spoken by the Muong people

Descendants

English: Muong
Japanese: ムオン

See also

mõl
Mường Thanh

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