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Mường
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Muong muông muỗng
Vietnamese
Etymology
Borrowed from a vi tai - language. Compare vi mường mountain village, mtq mường Mường; village; mountain village, lo ເມືອງ, khb ᦵᦙᦲᧂ, khb ᨾᩮᩥ᩠ᨦ, shn မိူင်း, blt ꪹꪣꪉ mứang, th เมือง.
Although this word has become a commonly used ethnonym, in many places, Mường people still refer to themselves by the endonym mtq mõl Mõl human being (or a variant of the word).
Pronunciation
vi mường
Proper noun
Mường 𠉋, 𡙧, 𤞽, 䅒
the Muong people, a minority ethnic group in mountainous regions of Vietnam
vi tiếng Mường the Muong language
vi 1804 Phạm Thái Sơ kính tân trang (梳鏡新妝) 𠲢𠰷喠土知誅㗂𤞽 Líu lo giọng Thổ, tri trô tiếng Mường.
Descendants
en Muong 1
ja ムオン 1
See also
mtq mõl
vi Mường Thanh
vi Ethnonyms Vietnam
vi exonyms