Mueang

Mueang is a word used in Thailand to describe a city or town that has been there for a long time. It's like a really old city or town, like the one you might see if you go on a field trip to a historic site. Mueang can also describe the area around the city or town, like the land that belongs to it.

In Thailand, people use the word mueang a lot to talk about where they come from or where they are going. They might say, "I'm going back to my mueang" or "I'm from a small mueang in the north of Thailand."

Mueang can also be used as a prefix before a city or town's name, like Mueang Bangkok or Mueang Phuket. This is usually done to distinguish between the city center and the surrounding areas.

So, to put it simply, mueang means an old city or town and the land around it in Thailand.