White Hmong[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from Lao ແຂ້ (khǣ, “crocodile”); compare Thai จระเข้ (jɔɔ-rá-kêe, “id”).[1]
Pronunciation[edit]
khej (classifier: tus)
- crocodile, alligator
References[edit]
- Heimbach, Ernest E. (1979) White Hmong — English Dictionary[1], SEAP Publications, →ISBN, page 96.