khaub
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White Hmong[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
Probably borrowed from Chinese 交 (jiāo, “to cross, intersect”).[1]
Noun[edit]
khaub (classifier: tus)
- used in khaub lig (“to cross, intertwine; a cross”)
Etymology 2[edit]
Verb[edit]
khaub
Derived terms[edit]
- khaub zig (“to wind around”)
Etymology 3[edit]
Noun[edit]
khaub (classifier: tus)
- a dry branch or stick
- khaub nplawm qhov muag ― hit in the eye by a branch or stick (literally, “the branch hits the eye”)
- used in khaub ruab, khaub rhuab (“broom”)
Etymology 4[edit]
Noun[edit]
khaub
- (used in compounds) cover, shell, protective (outer) layer
Derived terms[edit]
- khaub hlab (“rags”)
- khaub hnab (“a small stuffed ball covered with cloth used in ball games”)
- khaub ncaws (“clothing”)
Etymology 5[edit]
Noun[edit]
khaub
- used in khaub thuas (“the common cold”)