Muongn.adj.

Brit.

/ˈmuːɒŋ/,

/mwɒŋ/, U.S.

/ˈmuˌɑŋ/,

/mwɑŋ/

Inflections: Plural unchanged, Muongs.

Forms: 1800s– Muong, 1900s– Mu'o'ng.

Origin: A borrowing from Muong. Etymon: Muong Muong.

Etymology: < Muong Muong, self-designation.There appears to be no evidence to support a link between this ethnonym and the term muang or mueang meaning ‘town’, used in communities speaking languages of the unrelated Tai group.

A. n.

1. A member of an ethnolinguistic group inhabiting the mountainous area south-west of Hanoi, northern Vietnam.

1845 Encycl. Metrop. XVI. 780/2 The southern branches of these mountains..are inhabited by the Múóng and Moï.

1885 Amer. Naturalist 19 488 Four French officers, who have journeyed among the Muongs of the Black river of Tonquin.

1936 Harvard Jrnl. Asiatic Stud. 1 431 It seems probable that the [animal] cycle was borrowed from the Mu'o'ng.

1958 Pacific Affairs 31 36 In the sparsely settled mountain regions are ethnic minorities... They include..the Muong in Hoa Binh Province.

1999 Encycl. Brit. Online (Version 99.1) (at cited word) Originally, the Muong had an organized feudal system of landed nobility.

2. The Mon-Khmer language of the Muong.

1892 Science 8 July 19/1 A language which..has a large percentage of the words exactly similar to Siamese, Shan, Laos, or Muong.

1939 L. H. Gray Found. Lang. 390 Some authorities would add..to Tai..Muong, which others classify with..Mōn-Khmēr.

1977 C. F. Voegelin & F. M. Voegelin Classif. & Index World's Langs. 345 Mu'ò'ng. 390,000 [speakers].

1998 A. Dalby Dict. Langs. 433/1 Muong is spoken in inland northern Vietnam.

B. adj. (attributive).

Of or relating to the Muong or their language.

1891 G. Dumoutier in China Rev. 19 155/1 M. Paul Bert established a Muong province with administrative centre at Cho-Bo.

1936 Harvard Jrnl. Asiatic Stud. 1 431 The peculiar names mentioned above for the animal cycle are of Mu'o'ng or proto-Annamite origin.

1977 C. F. Voegelin & F. M. Voegelin Classif. & Index World's Langs. 346 H. Maspero..considered them Mu'ò'ng dialects.

1999 Encycl. Brit. Online (Version 99.1) (at cited word) The Muong economic base is agrarian; wet rice is grown on terraced land, and dry rice is also cultivated.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, March 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	muong
释义	Muongn.adj. Brit. /ˈmuːɒŋ/, /mwɒŋ/, U.S. /ˈmuˌɑŋ/, /mwɑŋ/ Inflections: Plural unchanged, Muongs. Forms: 1800s– Muong, 1900s– Mu'o'ng. Origin: A borrowing from Muong. Etymon: Muong Muong. Etymology: < Muong Muong, self-designation.There appears to be no evidence to support a link between this ethnonym and the term muang or mueang meaning ‘town’, used in communities speaking languages of the unrelated Tai group. A. n. 1. A member of an ethnolinguistic group inhabiting the mountainous area south-west of Hanoi, northern Vietnam. Π 1845 Encycl. Metrop. XVI. 780/2 The southern branches of these mountains..are inhabited by the Múóng and Moï. 1885 Amer. Naturalist 19 488 Four French officers, who have journeyed among the Muongs of the Black river of Tonquin. 1936 Harvard Jrnl. Asiatic Stud. 1 431 It seems probable that the [animal] cycle was borrowed from the Mu'o'ng. 1958 Pacific Affairs 31 36 In the sparsely settled mountain regions are ethnic minorities... They include..the Muong in Hoa Binh Province. 1999 Encycl. Brit. Online (Version 99.1) (at cited word) Originally, the Muong had an organized feudal system of landed nobility. 2. The Mon-Khmer language of the Muong. Π 1892 Science 8 July 19/1 A language which..has a large percentage of the words exactly similar to Siamese, Shan, Laos, or Muong. 1939 L. H. Gray Found. Lang. 390 Some authorities would add..to Tai..Muong, which others classify with..Mōn-Khmēr. 1977 C. F. Voegelin & F. M. Voegelin Classif. & Index World's Langs. 345 Mu'ò'ng. 390,000 [speakers]. 1998 A. Dalby Dict. Langs. 433/1 Muong is spoken in inland northern Vietnam. B. adj. (attributive). Of or relating to the Muong or their language. Π 1891 G. Dumoutier in China Rev. 19 155/1 M. Paul Bert established a Muong province with administrative centre at Cho-Bo. 1936 Harvard Jrnl. Asiatic Stud. 1 431 The peculiar names mentioned above for the animal cycle are of Mu'o'ng or proto-Annamite origin. 1977 C. F. Voegelin & F. M. Voegelin Classif. & Index World's Langs. 346 H. Maspero..considered them Mu'ò'ng dialects. 1999 Encycl. Brit. Online (Version 99.1) (at cited word) The Muong economic base is agrarian; wet rice is grown on terraced land, and dry rice is also cultivated. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, March 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.adj.1845
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