raug

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White Hmong

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Etymology

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From Proto-Hmong *drɔᶜ (to hit a target), borrowed from Middle Chinese (MC drjo|trjoX|trjoH|trjak|drjak, “to touch, be attached”).[1]

Pronunciation

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Verb

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raug

  1. to encounter, to meet up with
  2. to incur, to suffer or be afflicted with
  3. to have fellowship, to be united in heart
    sib raug zooon very good terms
  4. to know, understand
    Koj yuav sij raug me ntsis.You will know a little about it.

Preposition

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raug

  1. according to, agreeing with

Adjective

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raug

  1. correct, accurate

Derived terms

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References

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  • Heimbach, Ernest E. (1979) White Hmong — English Dictionary[1], SEAP Publications, →ISBN, pages 275-6.
  1. ^ Ratliff, Martha (2010) Hmong-Mien language history (Studies in Language Change; 8), Camberra, Australia: Pacific Linguistics, →ISBN, page 125; 210; 282.