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ວຽງ

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Lao

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Etymology

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From Proto-Mon-Khmer *wa(a)ŋ (“enclosure”).[1] Cognate with Thai เวียง (wiiang), Northern Thai ᩅ᩠ᨿᨦ (wiang), Shan ဝဵင်း (wáeng).

Khmer វៀង (viəng, “city, metropolis, capital”) is reborrowed from Thai or Lao "wiang".

Pronunciation

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  • (Vientiane) IPA(key): [ʋiːə̯ŋ˧˥]
  • (Luang Prabang) IPA(key): [ʋiːə̯ŋ˩˨]
  • Hyphenation: ວຽງ
  • Rhymes: -iːə̯ŋ

Noun

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ວຽງ • (wīang) (classifier ວຽງ)

  1. (obsolete) (walled) city, town

Derived terms

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References

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