hluas

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White Hmong

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Etymology

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From Proto-Hmong *hljæᴰ (“young”).[1]

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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hluas

  1. young
    hluas nkauj, hluas nraug ― young woman, young man
  2. single, without a significant other

Derived terms

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References

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  • Heimbach, Ernest E. (1979) White Hmong — English Dictionary‎[1], SEAP Publications, →ISBN.
  1. ^ Ratliff, Martha (2010) Hmong-Mien language history (Studies in Language Change; 8), Camberra, Australia: Pacific Linguistics, →ISBN, page 271; 274.
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