qej

From Wiktionary, the free dictionary
Jump to navigation Jump to search

White Hmong

[edit]

Alternative forms

[edit]

Etymology

[edit]

From Proto-Hmong *ɢaᴬ (garlic), borrowed from Old Chinese (OC *qʰaː, *ɡaː, “gourd”).[1]

Pronunciation

[edit]

Noun

[edit]

qej (classifier: lub)

  1. garlic

References

[edit]
  • Jaisser, Annie, Ratliff, Martha, Riddle, Elizabeth, Strecker, David, Vang, Lopao, Vang, Lyfu (1995) Hmong For Beginners[1], Center for Southeast Asia Studies, UC Berkeley, page 23; 253.
  1. ^ Ratliff, Martha (2010) Hmong-Mien language history (Studies in Language Change; 8), Camberra, Australia: Pacific Linguistics, →ISBN, page 119; 281.