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mueang

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.70 in modern English

Syllables
mueang
IPA
9
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
1
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A pre-modern semi-independent city-state or principality in mainland Southeast Asia or adjacent regions of Northeast India or Southern China.

Etymology

Borrowed from Ahom 𑜉𑜢𑜤𑜂𑜫 (müṅ), Tai Nüa ᥛᥫᥒᥰ (möeng), Thai เมือง (mʉʉang), Northern Thai ᨾᩮᩬᩥᨦ, Lü ᦵᦙᦲᧂ (moeng), Tai Dam ꪹꪣꪉ, Tai Nüa ᥛᥫᥒᥰ (möeng),Shan မိူင်း (móeng), Lao ເມືອງ (mư̄ang) etc.

Word Breakdown

  • Root: 𑜉𑜢𑜤𑜂𑜫, ᥛᥫᥒᥰ, เมือง, ᨾᩮᩬᩥᨦ, ᦵᦙᦲᧂ, ꪹꪣꪉ

Inflected Forms

mueangs (plural) muang (alternative) mong (alternative)

Questions

What does mueang mean?
A pre-modern semi-independent city-state or principality in mainland Southeast Asia or adjacent regions of Northeast India or Southern China.
Where does mueang come from?
Borrowed from Ahom 𑜉𑜢𑜤𑜂𑜫 (müṅ), Tai Nüa ᥛᥫᥒᥰ (möeng), Thai เมือง (mʉʉang), Northern Thai ᨾᩮᩬᩥᨦ, Lü ᦵᦙᦲᧂ (moeng), Tai Dam ꪹꪣꪉ, Tai Nüa ᥛᥫᥒᥰ (möeng),Shan မိူင်း (móeng), Lao ເມືອງ (mư̄ang) etc.

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