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White Hmong
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Proto-Hmong *S-phoᴬ (“thunder”), probably related to Proto-Hmong-Mien *mpuə (“id”), the latter whence Pa-Hng mo¹ (“id”).[1]
Pronunciation
[edit]Proper noun
[edit]xob
- Xob: a creature in the heavens supposedly responsible for thunder and lightning
Noun
[edit]xob
- (in compounds) thunder, lightning
- unrefined gunpowder, saltpeter
- a full-grown uncastrated male animal
- xob nyuj ― a bull
- xob nees ― a stallion
Derived terms
[edit]- hluav taws xob (“electricity”)
- xob dub (“black powder”)
- xob laim (“lightning”)
- xob quaj (“thunder”)
References
[edit]- Heimbach, Ernest E. (1979) White Hmong — English Dictionary[1], SEAP Publications, →ISBN, page 410.
- ^ Ratliff, Martha (2010) Hmong-Mien language history (Studies in Language Change; 8), Camberra, Australia: Pacific Linguistics, →ISBN, page 36; 38; 285.
Wolof
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Audio: (file)
Noun
[edit]xob (definite form xob wi)
References
[edit]Omar Ka (2018) Nanu Dégg Wolof, National African Language Resource Center, →ISBN, page 259