noob qes

White Hmong

Etymology

noob (“seed”) +‎ qe (“egg”), with tone sandhi of the latter component, as well as possible semantic influence from qes (“low”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /nɒ̃˥.qe˩/

Noun

noob qes (classifier: lub)

1. testicle(s).

References

• Heimbach, Ernest E. (1979) White Hmong — English Dictionary‎^[1], SEAP Publications, →ISBN, page 142; 262.