Thai

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Etymology

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From Proto-Tai *ʰmɯəŋᴬ (ditch). Cognate with Lao ເໝືອງ (mư̄ang), Tày mương and Zhuang mieng. Also compare Vietnamese mương.

Pronunciation

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

Noun

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เหมือง (mʉ̌ʉang)

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