duab

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White Hmong

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Etymology

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Particularly: “Not mentioned at all by Ratliff. Perhaps borrowed from Old Chinese (OC *qraŋʔ, “shadow, image”), with the proto-Hmongic form looking something like *qru̯aŋ?”

Pronunciation

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Noun

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duab (classifier: tus)

  1. shadow
  2. image, graphic, picture, reflection, shape
    Tsom iav ces koj pom koj tus duab.Looking at the mirror you will see your reflection (or your double).
    Hauv tej ntawv xov xwm lawv tso cov duab rau neeg saib.In the newspaper, they have pictures for people to look at.

References

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  • Heimbach, Ernest E. (1979) White Hmong — English Dictionary[1], SEAP Publications, →ISBN, page 38.