Mon

(noun)

A people living primarily in Myanmar (also known as Burma) and Thailand; one of the earliest peoples to reside in Southeast Asia and who were responsible for the spread of Buddhism in Burma and Thailand.

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(noun)

A people living primarily in Myanmar (also known as Burma) and Thailand; one of the earliest peoples to reside in Southeast Asia, and responsible for the spread of Buddhism in Burma and Thailand.

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Examples of Mon in the following topics:

  • Sculpture in Southeast Asia

    • Between the 1st and 8th centuries CE, several Indic kingdoms competed for dominance in Southeast Asia, particularly the Cambodian Funan and the Burmese Mon.
    • Buddhist art in Thailand was shaped both by direct contact with Indian traders and the expansion of the Mon kingdom.
    • Sculpted in the Mon Dwaravati style, this bronze statue has an idealized rather than realistic physical form including shell like curls for hair.

  • SYLLABLES

    • Other combinations of two or more consonants are regularly separated, and the first consonant of the combination is joined with the preceding vowel; as, ma-gis-trī, dig-nus, mōn-strum, sis-te-re.

  • SYLLABLES

    • Other combinations of two or more consonants are regularly separated, and the first consonant of the combination is joined with the preceding vowel; as, ma-gis-trī, dig-nus, mōn-strum, sis-te-re.

  • Female Reproductive Anatomy

    • Among the external structures are the vulva, which consists of the mons pubis, clitoris, labia majora, labia minora, and the vestibular glands.
    • The mons pubis is a round, fatty area that overlies the pubic symphysis.
    • The labia majora are a pair of elongated folds of tissue that run posterior from the mons pubis and enclose the other components of the vulva.
    • The mons pubis and the anterior portion of the labia majora become covered with hair during adolescence; the labia minora is hairless.

  • Vulva

    • The soft mound at the front of the vulva, the mons pubis, is formed by fatty tissue covering the pubic bone.
    • The mons pubis separates into two folds of skin called the labia majora, literally "major (or large) lips."
    • After the onset of puberty, the mons pubis and the labia majora become covered by pubic hair.

  • Pubis

    • The pubic bone is covered by a layer of fat that is covered by the mons pubis.

  • Anatomy of the Female Reproductive System

    • The external components include the mons pubis, pudendal cleft, labia majora, labia minora, Bartholin's glands, and clitoris.

  • Thai Buddhist Sculpture

    • From the 1st to the 7th centuries, art in Thailand was influenced by direct contact with Indian traders and the expansion of the Mon Kingdom, leading to the creation of Hindu and Buddhist art inspired by the Gupta tradition of India.

  • Third Declension

    • a) Nouns in -ēs, with Genitive in -is; as, nūbēs, aedēs, clādēs, etc.b) Many monosyllables in -s or -x preceded by one or more consonants; as, urbs, mōns, stirps, lanx.c) Most nouns in -ns and -rs as, cliēns, cohors.d) Ūter, venter; fūr, līs, mās, mūs, nix; and the Plurals faucēs, penātēs, Optimātēs, Samnitēs, Quirītēs.e) Sometimes nouns in -tās with Genitive -tātis; as, cīvitās, aetās. 

  • Collections and Scales

    • They were compiled by the French composer Olivier Messiaen, and published in his book La technique de mon langage musical ("The Technique of my Musical Language").