kawm

White Hmong

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kaɨ̯˩̰/

Etymology 1

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

Verb

kawm

1. to study, to learn

Derived terms

• kawm ntawv (“to study books; to attend school”)

 

Etymology 2

Noun

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

• Heimbach, Ernest E. (1979) White Hmong — English Dictionary‎^[1], SEAP Publications, →ISBN, page 79.