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White Hmong
Etymology
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This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.
Particularly: “Considered native Hmongic by Ratliff, though no reconstructed proto-form is given.”
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Pronunciation
Verb
nqa
- to lift with the hand, to carry in the hand or hands, to hold in the hand, take in the hand
- Koj nqa ib lub hnab nyiaj. ― You carry a purse.
References
- Heimbach, Ernest E. (1979) White Hmong — English Dictionary, SEAP Publications, →ISBN, page 169.