nkauj

White Hmong

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ᵑɡau̯˥˧/

Etymology 1

Noun

nkauj

1. a young unmarried female (classifier: tus)

Derived terms

• hluas nkauj (“young unmarried girl”)
• nkauj fa (“adulteress”)
• nkauj muag paj (“prostitute”)
• nkauj ntsuab nraug nas (“the legendary first woman and man”)
• nkauj nyab (“a (corncob) doll”)
• nkauj puas (“young female pig”)
• nkauj qaib (“a pullet, young hen”)
• tiav nkauj (“to come to young womanhood”)
• ua nkauj (“to come to young womanhood”)

 

Etymology 2

Adjective

nkauj

1. handsome, beautiful, pretty, precious

Derived terms

• zoo nkauj (“beautiful”)

 

Etymology 3

Noun

nkauj (classifier: zaj)

1. a song, melody

Derived terms

• hais nkauj (“to sing (a song)”)
• hu nkauj (“to sing (a song)”)

 

References

• Heimbach, Ernest E. (1979) White Hmong — English Dictionary‎^[1], SEAP Publications, →ISBN, page 152.