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Mon
MonIn 1983 the Mon (Mun, Peguan, Talaing, Taleng) numbered about 835,000 in Myanmar (Burma) and between 70,000 and 100,000 in Thailand, with smaller numbers in Cambodia and Vietnam. A more recent estimate places their number at 1.3 million in Myanmar alone. If these figures are accurate, they suggest that the Mon population has nearly doubled since the 1930s. The Mon have evidently been in Burma for at least 1,000 years, with villages in Thailand established within the last 400 years. They live primarily in villages located in monsoon-climatic areas roughly between 13° and 17° N. Mon is classified as an Austroasiatic language in the Mon-Khmer Group. Today, most Mon are bilingual, with Burmese becoming the primary language for many, reflecting a long process of assimilation into the dominant Burmese culture. 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 economy rests primarily on wet-rice agriculture and fishing, both for consumption and sale. Yams, sweet potatoes, pineapples, and sugar cane are also grown. Mon fishing along the coast has declined in recent years because of competition from Thai commercial vessels, which are allowed there by the Myanmar government. The Mon are Theravada Buddhists, with religious practices similar to those of their Burmese and Thai neighbors. See also Burmese Bibliography"Burma: In Search of Peace." (1989). Cultural Survival Quarterly 13. Halliday, Robert (1917). The Talaings. Rangoon: Superintendent of Government Printing and Stationery. |
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"Mon." Encyclopedia of World Cultures. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. 26 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "Mon." Encyclopedia of World Cultures. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. (May 26, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1G2-3458000853.html "Mon." Encyclopedia of World Cultures. 1996. Retrieved May 26, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1G2-3458000853.html |
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Mon
Mon. A people indigenous to south east Asia, also formerly referred to as the Talaing, who established some of the earliest urban centres in the region of lower Burma, the Chao Phraya delta and north-eastern plateau of Siam (now Thailand). The Mons were one of the earliest literate peoples in the region and the Mon language is one of the earliest recorded vernaculars along with Pyu (now extinct), Cham, and Khmer. The language was written in the Indian Pallava script, and Sanskrit and Pāli were also in use. The Theravāda form of Buddhism was present among the Mon and Pyu people from the 5th century, and perhaps earlier. The first datable archaeological finds of the Mon civilisation stem from the Mon kingdom of Dvāravatī in the south of Thailand. They consist of a Roman oil lamp and a bronze statue of the Buddha which are believed to be no later than the 1st or 2nd century ce. The Chinese Buddhist pilgrim, Hsüan-tsang, who travelled to India in about 630 ad, describes a single Mon country stretching from Prome to Chenla in the east and including the Irrawaddy and Sittang deltas. The Mons were influential in Siam until the 13th century when they were eclipsed by the rise of Chiang Mai and other Tai states, although they remained a political force in Burma until the 18th century. Today the Mons have no independent political status and the Mon language is dying out.
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DAMIEN KEOWN. "Mon." A Dictionary of Buddhism. 2004. Encyclopedia.com. 26 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. DAMIEN KEOWN. "Mon." A Dictionary of Buddhism. 2004. Encyclopedia.com. (May 26, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O108-Mon.html DAMIEN KEOWN. "Mon." A Dictionary of Buddhism. 2004. Retrieved May 26, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O108-Mon.html |
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Møn
Møn or Möen , island (1992 pop. 11,187), 84 sq mi (218 sq km), SE Denmark, in the Baltic Sea, S of Sjælland and NE of Falster. Stege is the main town. Møn is largely agricultural; sugar beets are the main crop, and cattle are also raised. At the island's eastern point are the Møns Klint, scenic white chalk cliffs that rise to 420 ft (128 m). This area is also covered with beech forests. |
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"Møn." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Encyclopedia.com. 26 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "Møn." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Encyclopedia.com. (May 26, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-Mon.html "Møn." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Retrieved May 26, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-Mon.html |
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Mon
Mon / mōn/ • n. (pl. same or Mons ) 1. a member of a people now inhabiting parts of southeastern Myanmar (Burma) and western Thailand but having their ancient capital at Pegu in southern Myanmar. 2. the language of this people, related to Khmer (Cambodian). • adj. of or relating to this people or their language. See also Mon-Khmer. |
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"Mon." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. 26 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "Mon." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. (May 26, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-mon.html "Mon." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Retrieved May 26, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-mon.html |
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Mon
Mon, Burma A state, river, and a town named after the Mon people. They established a kingdom which flourished in the 9th–11th, 13th–16th, and 18th centuries.
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JOHN EVERETT-HEATH. "Mon." Concise Dictionary of World Place-Names. 2005. Encyclopedia.com. 26 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. JOHN EVERETT-HEATH. "Mon." Concise Dictionary of World Place-Names. 2005. Encyclopedia.com. (May 26, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O209-Mon.html JOHN EVERETT-HEATH. "Mon." Concise Dictionary of World Place-Names. 2005. Retrieved May 26, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O209-Mon.html |
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Môn
Môn. See Anglesey.
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A. D. MILLS. "Môn." A Dictionary of British Place-Names. 2003. Encyclopedia.com. 26 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. A. D. MILLS. "Môn." A Dictionary of British Place-Names. 2003. Encyclopedia.com. (May 26, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O40-Mn.html A. D. MILLS. "Môn." A Dictionary of British Place-Names. 2003. Retrieved May 26, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O40-Mn.html |
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Mon
Mon •alone, atone, Beaune, bemoan, blown, bone, Capone, clone, Cohn, Cologne, condone, cone, co-own, crone, drone, enthrone, flown, foreknown, foreshown, groan, grown, half-tone, home-grown, hone, Joan, known, leone, loan, lone, moan, Mon, mown, ochone, outflown, outgrown, own, phone, pone, prone, Rhône, roan, rone, sewn, shown, Simone, Sloane, Soane, sone, sown, stone, strown, throne, thrown, tone, trombone, Tyrone, unbeknown, undersown, zone
•Dione • backbone • hambone
•breastbone • aitchbone
•tail bone, whalebone
•cheekbone • shin bone • hip bone
•wishbone • splint bone • herringbone
•thigh bone • jawbone • marrowbone
•knuckle bone • collarbone
•methadone • headphone • cellphone
•heckelphone • payphone • Freefone
•radio-telephone, telephone
•videophone • francophone
•megaphone • speakerphone
•allophone • Anglophone • xylophone
•gramophone • homophone
•vibraphone • microphone
•saxophone • answerphone
•dictaphone
•sarrusophone, sousaphone
•silicone • pine cone • snow cone
•flyblown • cyclone • violone
•hormone • pheromone • Oenone
•chaperone • progesterone
•testosterone
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"Mon." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. 26 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "Mon." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. (May 26, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-Mon.html "Mon." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Retrieved May 26, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-Mon.html |
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