ມຶງ

Lao

Etymology

From Proto-Tai *mɯŋᴬ (“singular second-person pronoun (weak)”).

Cognate with Thai มึง (mʉng), Lü ᦙᦹᧂ (mueng), Tai Dam ꪣꪳꪉ, Zhuang mwngz.

Compare Proto-Hlai *C-mɯː (“you (singular)”).

Pronunciation

• (Vientiane) IPA^(key): [mɯŋ˧˥]
• (Luang Prabang) IPA^(key): [mɯŋ˩˨]
• Hyphenation: ມຶງ
• Rhymes: -ɯŋ

Pronoun

ມຶງ • (mưng)

1. (vulgar or informal) you

See also

Lao personal pronouns
	Singular			Plural
	1st person	2nd person	3rd person	1st person	2nd person	3rd person
Formal	ຂ້ານ້ອຍ (khān ʼa nya), ຜູ້ຂ້າ (phū khā)	ທ່ານ (thān)	ເພິ່ນ (phœn), ຂ້າເຈົ້າ (khā chao)	ພວກຂ້ານ້ອຍ (phūakkhān ʼa nya)	ພວກທ່ານ (phūakthān)	ພວກເພິ່ນ (phūakphœn), ຂ້າເຈົ້າ (khā chao)
Common	ເຮົາ (hao) ຂ້ອຍ (khǭi)	ເຈົ້າ (chao)	ເຂົາ (khao)	ເຮົາ (hao), ພວກເຮົາ (phūak hao) ພວກຂ້ອຍ (phūakkhǭi)	ພວກເຈົ້າ (phūakchao)	ພວກເຂົາ (phūakkhao) ພວກລາວ (phūaklāo)
Informal		ໂຕ (tō)	ລາວ (lāo)
Vulgar	ກູ (kū)	ມຶງ (mưng)	ມັນ (man)	N/A