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White Hmong
Etymology
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Particularly: “From hauv (“(in compounds) source, root”) + a syllable of unknown function paus. Maybe paus is borrowed from Chinese 本 (běn, “origin”)?”
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Pronunciation
Noun
hauv paus
- stump, base, basis, root, origin
References
- Heimbach, Ernest E. (1979) White Hmong — English Dictionary, SEAP Publications, →ISBN, page 51.