nruas

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White Hmong

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Etymology

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From Proto-Hmong-Mien *ndruX (“drum”). Cognate with Iu Mien nzox.[1]

Pronunciation

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Noun

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nruas (classifier: lub)

  1. drum, gong
    ntaus nruas ― to beat a drum

References

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  • Heimbach, Ernest E. (1979) White Hmong — English Dictionary‎[1], SEAP Publications, →ISBN, page 180.
  1. ^ Ratliff, Martha (2010) Hmong-Mien language history (Studies in Language Change; 8), Camberra, Australia: Pacific Linguistics, →ISBN, page 244; 278.
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