The term "Mon" (spelt မန် in Mon and မွန် in Burmese), which is synonymous with the Burmese word for 'noble,' [21] was likely derived from Old Mon "rmeñ" by way of Middle Mon "rman" (ရာမန်). [22][17] The ethnonym "rmeñ" was first recorded in the Kyanzittha’s New Palace Inscription of AD 1102 in Myanmar.
Mon, people living in the eastern delta region of Myanmar (Burma) and in west-central Thailand, numbering in the early 21st century somewhere between one and five million, though less than a third speak the Mon language.
The Mon were politically independent until 1757, when they were defeated by the Burmese. Today the Mon are involved in the insurgency movement against Myanmar's military government. The Mon were a highly cultured Buddhist people with a classical North Indian heritage who settled in Central Burma.
The meaning of MON is dialectal chiefly British variant of man. How to use mon in a sentence.
The Mon are one of the first people in the southeast Asia and the earliest one to settle in Myanmar. They founded an empire, and introduced both writing and Buddhism into Burma.
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Usage What does mon- mean? Mon- is a combining form used like a prefix meaning “alone, singular, one.” It is used in many technical and scientific terms. Mono- comes from the Greek mónos, meaning “alone." Mon- is a variant of mono-, which loses its -o - when combined with words or word elements beginning with vowels. Want to know more?