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เหมือง

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Thai

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Etymology

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From Proto-Tai *ʰmɯəŋᴬ (ditch).[1]

Cognate with Lao ເໝືອງ (mư̄ang), Tày mương, Zhuang mieng.

Also compare Vietnamese mương.

Pronunciation

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Orthographicเหมือง
e h m ụ̄ ɒ ŋ
Phonemic
เหฺมือง
e h ̥ m ụ̄ ɒ ŋ
RomanizationPaiboonmʉ̌ʉang
Royal Institutemueang
(standard) IPA(key)/mɯa̯ŋ˩˩˦/(R)

Noun

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เหมือง (mʉ̌ʉang)

  1. mine.
  2. irrigation ditch; irrigation canal.

References

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  1. ^ Pittayaporn, Pittayawat (2009) The Phonology of Proto-Tai (Doctoral dissertation)‎[1], Department of Linguistics, Cornell University , page 341