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White Hmong[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Inherited from Proto-Hmong *mrɔŋᶜ (to hear), from Proto-Hmong-Mien *(S-)mru̯ɔŋH (to listen). Cognate with Proto-Mien *s-mru ̯ əŋᶜ (to listen).[1]

Pronunciation[edit]

Verb[edit]

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  1. to listen; to hearken
  2. to give attention

References[edit]

  • 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 211; 277.