nqe
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Hadza[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
nqe m (masc. plural nqebii) (Note: the form after a determiner is nqe)
See also[edit]
White Hmong[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
From Proto-Hmong *ɴqæwᶜ (“hook”), borrowed from Old Chinese 鉤 (OC *koː, “hook”).[1]
Verb[edit]
nqe
Noun[edit]
nqe (classifier: tus)
- used in nqe lauj (“wooden hook to hang things on in the home”)
Usage notes[edit]
More restricted in usage than nuv (“hook”), the latter which is the generic word for "hook".
Etymology 2[edit]
From Proto-Hmong *ɴqaᶜ (“price”), borrowed from Old Chinese 價 (OC *kraːs, “price”).[2]
Alternative forms[edit]
Noun[edit]
nqe (classifier: tus)
Usage notes[edit]
Colloquially less commonly used than nqi.
References[edit]
- Heimbach, Ernest E. (1979) White Hmong — English Dictionary[1], SEAP Publications, →ISBN, page 170.
- ^ Ratliff, Martha (2010) Hmong-Mien language history (Studies in Language Change; 8), Camberra, Australia: Pacific Linguistics, →ISBN, page 256; 278.
- ^ Ratliff, Martha (2010) Hmong-Mien language history (Studies in Language Change; 8), Camberra, Australia: Pacific Linguistics, →ISBN, page 261; 278.
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