Mon - English meaning

combining form

Variant spelling of mono- shortened before a vowel (as in monamine ).

noun

A member of a people now inhabiting parts of south-eastern burma (myanmar) and western thailand but having their ancient capital at pegu in the south of burma.

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Myanmar has eight major ethnic groups - bamas, kayins, shans, rakhines, mons, kachins, chins and ka…

noun

The language of the mon, related to khmer (cambodian).

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Cambodian, or khmer, is classified by linguists as an austro-asiatic language, related to mon - a l…

adjective

Relating to the mon or their language.

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Halted in its southward move by the bay of bengal and the andaman sea, burmese encountered the mon …

abbreviation

Monday.

combining form

One; alone; single.

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Monocoque

combining form

(forming names of compounds) containing one atom or group of a specified kind.

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Monoamine