mon
/mɒn/
noun
- A member of a people living mainly in Myanmar and Thailand, with a distinct language and culture.
- Many Mon people live along the coast of southern Myanmar.
- The Mon have a long history in Southeast Asia dating back over a thousand years.
- We visited a Mon village to learn about their traditional crafts.
- The language of the Mon people.
- She is learning to speak Mon to communicate with her grandmother.
- Mon is written in a script derived from Brahmi.
- There are about a million speakers of Mon today.
adjective
- Relating to the Mon people, their language, or culture.
- The Mon kingdom was known for its impressive architecture.
- We ate at a Mon restaurant that served traditional curry.
- Mon literature includes many ancient Buddhist texts.