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Etymology
Borrowed from Ahom 𑜉𑜢𑜤𑜂𑜫 (müṅ), Tai Nüa ᥛᥫᥒᥰ (möeng), Thai เมือง (mʉʉang), Northern Thai ᨾᩮᩬᩥᨦ, Lü ᦵᦙᦲᧂ (moeng), Tai Dam ꪹꪣꪉ, Tai Nüa ᥛᥫᥒᥰ (möeng),Shan မိူင်း (móeng), Lao ເມືອງ (mư̄ang) etc.
Noun
muang (plural muangs or muang)
- Alternative form of mueang
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Noun
muáng (Baybayin spelling ᜋᜓᜀᜅ᜔)
- knowledge; understanding; intelligence (usually in the negative)
- Synonyms: alam, batid, malay, kaalaman, kabatiran, kamalayan
1994, Al O. Santiago, Sining ng pagsasaling-wika: sa Filipino mula sa Ingles, Rex Bookstore, Inc., →ISBN, page 198:Gaya ng nabanggit na, imposibleng makapagsalin ng tula ang isang walang muwang kahit man lamang sa "rudiments of poetry".- Like the one mentioned, one who lacks knowledge cannot translate a poem, even the "rudiments of poetry".
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