qos yaj ywm

White Hmong

Alternative forms

• qos yaj ywv

Etymology

qos (“tuber”) +‎ Chinese 洋芋 (yángyù, “potato”), literally “western-taro tuber”.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /qɒ˩.ʝa˥˧.ʝɨ˩̰/

Noun

qos yaj ywm (classifier: lub)

1. white potato

References

• Heimbach, Ernest E. (1979) White Hmong — English Dictionary‎^[1], SEAP Publications, →ISBN, page 486.
• Jaisser, Annie, Ratliff, Martha, Riddle, Elizabeth, Strecker, David, Vang, Lopao, Vang, Lyfu (1995) Hmong For Beginners‎^[2], Center for Southeast Asia Studies, UC Berkeley, page 268.