ม่วง

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Thai

น้ำดอกไม้, a Thai cultivar of mango
mango leaves
such loincloth (right)

Pronunciation

Orthographic/Phonemicม่วง
m ˋ w ŋ
RomanizationPaiboonmûuang
Royal Institutemuang
(standard) IPA(key)/mua̯ŋ˥˩/(R)

Etymology 1

From Proto-Tai *mwɯːŋᴮ. Cognate with Northern Thai ᨾ᩠ᩅ᩵ᨦ, Khün ᨾ᩠ᩅ᩵ᨦ, Lao ມ່ວງ (mūang), ᦷᦙᧂᧈ (mong¹), Tai Dam ꪣ꪿ꪺꪉ, Tày muô̱ng.

Noun

ม่วง (mûuang)

  1. (archaic) mango.
  2. (สี~) the colour of mango leaves: purple, violet, or the like.
  3. (ผ้า~) loincloth traditionally worn by noblemen, often purple or bluish in colour.
Derived terms
See also
Colors in Thai · สี (sǐi) (layout · text)
     ขาว (kǎao)      เทา (tao)      ดำ (dam)
             แดง (dɛɛng)              ส้ม (sôm); น้ำตาล (nám-dtaan)              เหลือง (lʉ̌ʉang); ครีม (kriim)
             เขียว (kǐao)              เขียว (kǐao)             
             ฟ้า (fáa)              ฟ้า (fáa)              น้ำเงิน (nám-ngən)
             ม่วง (mûuang); คราม (kraam)              บานเย็น (baan-yen); ม่วง (mûuang)              ชมพู (chom-puu)

Etymology 2

Noun

ม่วง (mûuang) (classifier ลำ)

  1. (เรือ~) a type of dugout barge traditionally used by wealthy persons.