kawm

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White Hmong[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

Borrowed from Chinese 考 (kǎo, “to study; to consider; to check”).[1]

Verb[edit]

kawm

  1. to study, to learn
Derived terms[edit]
  • kawm ntawv (“to study books; to attend school”)

Etymology 2[edit]

This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.
Particularly: “Not mentioned by Ratliff at all. Any relation to Chinese 靠 (kào, “to lean on”) (as in 靠背 (kàobèi, “backrest”)?”

Noun[edit]

kawm (classifier: lub)

  1. a traditional back basket for carrying objects
    Nws ris ib lub kawm loj loj mus teb lawm. ― He went to the fields carrying a large basket.

References[edit]

  • Heimbach, Ernest E. (1979) White Hmong — English Dictionary‎[1], SEAP Publications, →ISBN, page 79.
  1. ^ https://web.archive.org/web/20101031002604/http://wold.livingsources.org/vocabulary/25
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