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White Hmong
1.1
Etymology
1.2
Pronunciation
1.3
Noun
1.3.1
Derived terms
1.4
References
White Hmong
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Etymology
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Probably
borrowed
from
Middle Chinese
穀
(
MC
kuwk
, “grain, cereal”).
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Pronunciation
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IPA
(
key
)
:
/kɨ˩/
Noun
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kws
corn
,
maize
Derived terms
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paj kws
(
“
popcorn
”
)
plhaub kws
(
“
corn husk
”
)
pob kws
(
“
corn in general
”
)
quav kws
(
“
corn stalks
”
)
txha kws
(
“
corncob
”
)
References
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Heimbach, Ernest E. (
1979
)
White Hmong — English Dictionary
[1]
, SEAP Publications,
→ISBN
.
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https://web.archive.org/web/20101031002604/http://wold.livingsources.org/vocabulary/25
Categories
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White Hmong terms borrowed from Middle Chinese
White Hmong terms derived from Middle Chinese
White Hmong terms with IPA pronunciation
White Hmong lemmas
White Hmong nouns
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