cov

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White Hmong[edit]

Etymology[edit]

This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.
Particularly: “Most classifiers in Hmong are borrowed from Chinese. Closest thing this looks similar to is Old Chinese 群 (OC *ɡlun, “group, flock”).”

Pronunciation[edit]

Classifier[edit]

cov

  1. classifier for groups and plurals: a class, group, kind, bunch
    1. a plural marker
      cov tsheb ― (many) cars

References[edit]

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