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Translingual
Han character
勐 (Kangxi radical 19, 力+8, 10 strokes, cangjie input 弓廿大尸 (NTKS), composition ⿰孟力)
References
- Kangxi Dictionary: page 148, character 6
- Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 2379
- Dae Jaweon: page 333, character 14
- Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 1, page 373, character 15
- Unihan data for U+52D0
Chinese
Glyph origin
Phono-semantic compound (形聲/形声) : phonetic 孟 (OC *mraːŋs) + semantic 力.
Etymology 1
Etymology 2
From Proto-Tai *mɯəŋᴬ (“township”). Cognate with Thai เมือง (mʉʉang), Northern Thai ᨾᩮᩬᩥᨦ, Lao ເມືອງ (mư̄ang), Lü ᦵᦙᦲᧂ (moeng), Tai Dam ꪹꪣꪉ, Shan မိူင်း (móeng), Tai Nüa ᥛᥫᥒᥰ (möeng), Ahom 𑜉𑜢𑜤𑜂𑜫 (müṅ), etc.
Pronunciation
Definitions
勐
- (only used in Tai placenames) region; locality; city; town
Compounds
References
- 莆田市荔城区档案馆 , editor (2022), “勐”, in 莆仙方言文读字汇 [Puxian Dialect Literary Reading Dictionary] (overall work in Mandarin and Puxian Min), page 155.
Japanese
Kanji
勐
(Hyōgai kanji)
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