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).

Noun

ᩅ᩠ᨿᨦ • (wiang)

  1. walled city

References

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