ᩅ᩠ᨿᨦ

Northern Thai

Etymology

From Proto-Mon-Khmer *wa(a)ŋ (“enclosure”).[1] Cognate with Lao ວຽງ (wīang), Thai เวียง (wiiang). Further Khmer វៀង (viəng, “city, metropolis, capital”).

Pronunciation

Orthographicᩅ᩠ᨿᨦ
Phonemicเวียง
e w ī y ŋ
RomanizationPaiboonwiiang
Royal Institutewiang
(Chiang Mai) IPA(key)/wia̯ŋ˧/
(Chiang Rai) IPA(key)/wia̯ŋ˧˧˦/

Noun

ᩅ᩠ᨿᨦ • (wiang)

  1. walled city

References

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