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Muong
Etymology
From Proto-Vietic *b-ruːʔ (“forest, mountain”), from Proto-Mon-Khmer *bruuʔ. Cognate with Vietnamese rú.
This is the chief word for "stone, rock" in most Muong lects. Mường Bi has borrowed đả from Vietnamese, but this word seems to be limited only to certain compounds.
Pronunciation
Noun
khũ
- (Mường Bi) stone; rock
- khũ caích ― pebbles; small stones
- (Mường Bi) mountain
- khũ pẳn ― a low mountain
References
- Nguyễn Văn Khang, Bùi Chỉ, Hoàng Văn Hành (2002) Từ điển Mường - Việt (Muong - Vietnamese dictionary), Nhà xuất bản Văn hoá Dân tộc Hà Nội