Editing Muay Thai (section)

== Etymology ==
The term ''Muay Thai'' is a Thai term.<ref>Grossman, N. (2009). "Glossary: Muay Thai", ''Chronicle of Thailand Headline News Since 1946''. Singapore: Editions Didier Millet. p. 421. {{ISBN|978-981-4-21712-5}}</ref> The word ''Muay'' derived from [[Sanskrit]] word,<ref name="term-ety-muayth">Williams, M. (1899). ''Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English dictionary''. p. 1,072. {{ISBN|978-588-5-01438-0}}
* Prayukvong, K. and Junlakan, L. D. (2001). ''Muay Thai: A Living Legacy Vol. 1''. Bangkok: Spry Publishing. p. 16. {{ISBN|978-974-8-85537-0}}
* Böhtlingk, O. N., and Roth, W. R. (1865). ''Sanskrit-Wörterbuch: Heraushegeben von der Kaiserlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften''. St. Petersburg: Vierter Thiel. p. 383.
* Liamputtong, P., La Trobe University Australia. (2014). ''Contemporary Socio-Cultural and Political Perspectives in Thailand''. New York: Springer Science+Business Media Dordrecht. p. 242. {{ISBN|978-940-0-77243-4}} {{LCCN|2013958225}}</ref> ''mavyati'' ({{langx|sa| मव्यति}}) meaning "to pull together", the word ''Thai'' comes from the word ''Tai'',<ref name="term-ety-muayth"/> meaning "Tai-Kadai speakers". The term ''Muay Thai'' is successor of the term ''Ram Mut Ram Muay''<ref>Lawniczak, L. "''Historical Basis And Evolution Thai Martial Arts – Muay Thai And Krabi-krabong (Up To The 20th Century); Historyczne Podstawy I Ewolucja Tajskich Sztuk Walki – Muay Thai I Krabi-Krabong (Do XX W.)'' (in Polish)", Gdanskie Studia Azji Wschodniej 3(2013):140. {{ISSN|2084-2902}}
* Cusick, P. (2013). "Genesis of A Global Fighting Art", ''Muay Thai Lords of the Ring: World Champions and Greatest Heroes The Chronicles of Muay Thai from Ancient Battlefields to 21st Century Warriors''. [n.p.]: Booksmango. p. 15. {{ISBN|978-616-2-22258-0}}</ref> ({{langx|th| รำหมัดรำมวย}}) since the reign of [[King Rama II]] (1809–24), and has thus entered into the global vocabulary.<ref>Bolton, K., Botha, W., and Kirkpatrick, A. (2020). ''The Handbook of Asian Englishes''. Hobokem, NJ: John & Wiley & Sons, Inc. p. 637. {{ISBN|978-111-8-79180-6}}</ref>

The oldest text of term ''Muay'' ever recorded, found in the palm-leaf manuscripts in [[Northern Thai]] language called ''Mungrai Law 1839 BE'', enacted 1296 AD.<ref name="dpe-2016"/>{{rp|31}} And the pronunciation of the word ''Muay'' existed in Thai people since prior [[Nanzhao]] period<ref name="dpe-2016"/>{{rp|21}} (738–902 AD) said in ''The History of Muay Thai'' by The Institute of the Art of Muay Thai, Department of Physical Education National Stadium of Thailand (DPE).

The historical term ''Tha Nai Lueak'' ({{langx|th|ทนายเลือก}}, {{IPA|th|tʰá naːj lɯ̂ːak}}), meaning "Nak Muay for the King's guard, the name of division to be in charge of Nak Muay."<ref>Ploinoi, S. "''Archaeological Knowledge Tips of Boxing Division by Sombat Plainoi (National artist of Literature) เกร็ดโบราณคดี เรื่อง กรมนักมวย โดย ส.พลายน้อย (ศิลปินแห่งชาติ สาขาวรรณศิลป์)'' (in Thai)", Warasarn Wattanatham, 8(1968):36.
* Kritphet, T., Thai Studies Center, Chulalongkorn University Thailand. (1994). ''The Development of Gymnastics in Thailand during 2325-2525 BE พัฒนาการของพลศึกษาในประเทศเทศไทยระหว่าง พ.ศ. 2325-2525'' (in Thai). Bangkok: Chulalongkorn University. p. 37.</ref> The term was adopted in ''the Law of the Military and Provincial Hierarchy 1998 BE'' since 1455 AD reign of King [[Borommatrailokkanat]] and repealed in 1851–68 AD reign of King [[Mongkut]].