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White Hmong
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
Borrowed from Chinese 考 (kǎo, “to study; to consider; to check”).
Verb
kawm
- to study, to learn
Derived terms
Etymology 2
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This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.
Particularly: “Not mentioned by Ratliff at all. Any relation to Chinese 靠 (kào, “to lean on”) (as in 靠背 (kàobèi, “backrest”)?”
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Noun
kawm (classifier: lub)
- a traditional back basket for carrying objects
- Nws ris ib lub kawm loj loj mus teb lawm. ― He went to the fields carrying a large basket.
References
- Heimbach, Ernest E. (1979) White Hmong — English Dictionary, SEAP Publications, →ISBN, page 79.