Muong

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Alternative forms

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  • (Hoà Bình điện tử's orthography) mo̭l

Etymology

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From Proto-Vietic *mɔːlʔ (human being); cognate with Thanh Hóa Muong mɔːn⁴, Sơn La Muong mɔːə⁴, Tho mɔːn⁴ ("a subgroup of the Tho") and Vietnamese mọi (barbarian).

Partially displaced by Mường as an endonym.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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mõl

  1. (Mường Bi) a human being
  2. (Mường Bi) a group of population
  3. (Mường Bi) the term which the Muong people use to call themselves; the Muong people

Adjective

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mõl

  1. (Mường Bi) Muong
    thiểng Mõlthe Muong language

See also

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