Chiang (Thai: เชียง) is a Sino-Tai loanword, from Middle Chinese d͡ʑiᴇŋ, meaning "fort, castle", by extension, “city”.[1] Chiang is part of the names of certain ancient cities and other places located in an area stretching across Northern Thailand, Northern Laos, NE Burma and Southern China. The most important are:

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  1. ^ "Notes on Middle Chinese / Thai Loans and Cognates".