Wiang is a
Tai word for "fortified settlement" or "walled town, city" of
Austroasiatic origin, from
Proto-Austroasiatic*wa(a)ŋ.[1] This toponymic element forms part of the names of certain ancient inhabited places located in an area stretching across Northern Thailand and Laos:
Wiang Chan, Vientiane (Lao: ວຽງຈັນ, Viang chan), the capital of Laos
Wiang Kum Kam, Saraphi District, Chiang Mai Province. Recently restored settlement along the Ping River, which was built by King Mangrai as his capital before he moved it to Chiang Mai
Wiang Fa Ya, name of the old settlement of Muang Sing, Laos
^Shorto, H. A Mon-Khmer Comparative Dictionary, Ed. Paul Sidwell, 2006. Entry 767. p. 233
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Wiang is a
Tai word for "fortified settlement" or "walled town, city" of
Austroasiatic origin, from
Proto-Austroasiatic*wa(a)ŋ.[1] This toponymic element forms part of the names of certain ancient inhabited places located in an area stretching across Northern Thailand and Laos:
Wiang Chan, Vientiane (Lao: ວຽງຈັນ, Viang chan), the capital of Laos
Wiang Kum Kam, Saraphi District, Chiang Mai Province. Recently restored settlement along the Ping River, which was built by King Mangrai as his capital before he moved it to Chiang Mai
Wiang Fa Ya, name of the old settlement of Muang Sing, Laos
^Shorto, H. A Mon-Khmer Comparative Dictionary, Ed. Paul Sidwell, 2006. Entry 767. p. 233
Topics referred to by the same term
This
disambiguation page lists articles about distinct geographical locations with the same name. If an
internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article.