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White Hmong
Etymology
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Particularly: “Considered native Hmongic by Ratliff, though no reconstructed proto-form is given.[1] Maybe related to Old Chinese 極 (OC *ɡɯɡ, “extremity; ridgepole”)?”
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Pronunciation
Adverb
kawg
- of an extremity, end of, finish
- lastly, finally
- indicates superlative degree
- used in kawg nkaus (“superlative degree, most, completely”)
- zoo kawg nkaus ― best
- lub roob siab kawg nkaus ― the highest mountain
Noun
kawg
- the end of, the last, the final
- ib txhis tsis kawg ― forever, without end
References
- Heimbach, Ernest E. (1979) White Hmong — English Dictionary, SEAP Publications, →ISBN, page 79.