เหมือง

Thai

Etymology

From Proto-Tai *ʰmɯəŋᴬ (“ditch”).[1]

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

Also compare Vietnamese mương.

Pronunciation

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

Noun

เหมือง • (mʉ̌ʉang)

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

References

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