qhwv

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White Hmong

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Etymology

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From Proto-Hmong *qhuᴮ (“to pack, wrap”), possibly borrowed from Old Chinese 裹 (OC *kloːlʔ, *kloːls, “to wrap”).[1]

Pronunciation

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Verb

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qhwv

  1. to wrap up, bind, bandage, cover

References

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  • Heimbach, Ernest E. (1979) White Hmong — English Dictionary‎[1], SEAP Publications, →ISBN, page 273.
  1. ^ Ratliff, Martha (2010) Hmong-Mien language history (Studies in Language Change; 8), Camberra, Australia: Pacific Linguistics, →ISBN, page 98; 282.
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