มิ่ง

Thai

Etymology

From Middle Chinese 命 (MC mˠiæŋH, “life, fate, destiny”). Cognate with Lao ມິ່ງ (ming, “fate, destiny, auspicious thing”), Shan မိင်ႈ (mīng, “fate, destiny”), Ahom 𑜉𑜢𑜂𑜫 (miṅ, “fate, destiny”), Sui mingh (“fate”).

Sathiankoset surmised that this word used to mean "life" but was displaced by ชีวิต (chii-wít) and then by สิริ.[1]

Pronunciation
Orthographic/Phonemicมิ่ง
m i ˋ ŋ
RomanizationPaiboonmîng
Royal Instituteming
(standard) IPA(key)/miŋ˥˩/(R)

Noun

มิ่ง • (mîng)

  1. something that is auspicious.

Derived terms
Derived terms
  • มิ่งขวัญ
  • มิ่งมิตร

References
  1. เสฐียรโกเศศ [Sathiankoset]. (2506 [1963]). ขวัญและประเพณีการทำขวัญ [Khwan and Khwan Rituals]. พระนคร [Phra Nakhon]: ก้าวหน้า [Kao Na], 31-32. Retrieved from
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