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Thai
Etymology
From Old Khmer វាង៑ (vāṅ), វាង្ង៑ (vāṅṅ), វង៑ (vaṅ, “enclosure; citadel, fort, fortress, stronghold; palace; to encircle, to enclose, to surround; to bar, to block; to screen, to shield; etc”), from Proto-Mon-Khmer *wa(a)ŋ (“enclosure”).[1] Cognate with Lao ວຽງ (wīang), Northern Thai ᩅ᩠ᨿᨦ (wiang), Lü ᦵᦞᧂ (veng), Shan ဝဵင်း (wáeng). Doublet of วง (wong) and วัง (wang).
Modern Khmer វៀង (viəng, “city, metropolis, capital”) is a reborrowing from Thai or Lao "wiang".
Pronunciation
Noun
เวียง • (wiiang)
- (now dialect) polity, as city or town, especially one that is walled or fortified.
- (now dialect) urban area.
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Proper noun
เวียง • (wiiang)
- (historical) (กรม~) one of the four chief ministries of the kingdoms of Ayutthaya, Thon Buri, and Rattanakosin, in charge of security of the capital city and its environs, led by a minister titled เจ้าพระยายมราช (jâao-prá-yaa-yom-má-râat).
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References
- ^ Shorto, H. A Mon-Khmer Comparative Dictionary, Ed. Paul Sidwell, 2006. Entry 767. p. 233