qaum

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White Hmong

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Etymology

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From Proto-Hmong *ɢuwᴰ (back (of body)).[1] Note similarities to Old Chinese (OC *ɢoːʔ, *ɢoːs, “back; after”).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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qaum

  1. (in compounds) the back

Derived terms

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  • kwj qaum (the "valley" or depression of the backbone region)
  • nkaj qaum (the backbone)
  • nraub qaum (the back, the region of the back between the shoulders and above the waist)
  • qaum taw (the top of the foot)
  • qaum tes (the back of the hand)
  • qaum tsev (at the back of the house)

References

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  • Heimbach, Ernest E. (1979) White Hmong — English Dictionary[1], SEAP Publications, →ISBN, page 259.
  1. ^ Ratliff, Martha (2010) Hmong-Mien language history (Studies in Language Change; 8), Camberra, Australia: Pacific Linguistics, →ISBN, page 281.