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Rade
Etymology
From Proto-Chamic *huma, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *quma, from Proto-Austronesian *qumah (“swidden, work a swidden”).
Noun
hma (classifier boh)
- mountain rice field
References
- James A. Tharp, Y-Bhăm Ƀuôn-yǎ (1980) A Rhade-English Dictionary with English-Rhade Finderlist (Pacific Linguistics. Series C-58), Canberra: Pacific Linguistics, Research School of Pacific and Asian Studies, The Australian National University, →ISBN, archived from the original on 1 November 2021, page 44
White Hmong
Etymology
From Proto-Hmong *hmaŋᶜ (“wild dog”). Compare Proto-Tai *ʰmaːᴬ (“dog”), whence Thai หมา (mǎa, “canine”).[1]
Pronunciation
Noun
hma (classifier: tus)
- refers to wild dog-like animals, such as wolves, jackals, foxes, coyotes, etc.
Derived terms
References
- Heimbach, Ernest E. (1979) White Hmong — English Dictionary, SEAP Publications, →ISBN, page 67.
- ^ Ratliff, Martha (2010) Hmong-Mien language history (Studies in Language Change; 8), Camberra, Australia: Pacific Linguistics, →ISBN, page 235; 274.