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Hadza
Pronunciation
Noun
nqe m (masc. plural nqebii) (Note: the form after a determiner is nqe)
- leopard
See also
White Hmong
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
From Proto-Hmong *ɴqæwᶜ (“hook”), borrowed from Old Chinese 鉤 (OC *koː, “hook”).[1]
Verb
nqe
- to hook (a finger or toe on something)
- nqe ko taw ― to hook the foot (on something and stumble)
Noun
nqe (classifier: tus)
- used in nqe lauj (“wooden hook to hang things on in the home”)
Usage notes
More restricted in usage than nuv (“hook”), the latter which is the generic word for "hook".
Etymology 2
From Proto-Hmong *ɴqaᶜ (“price”), borrowed from Old Chinese 價 (OC *kraːs, “price”).[2]
Noun
nqe (classifier: tus)
- price, wage, debt
Usage notes
Colloquially less commonly used than nqi.
References
- Heimbach, Ernest E. (1979) White Hmong — English Dictionary, SEAP Publications, →ISBN, page 170.
- ^ Ratliff, Martha (2010) Hmong-Mien language history (Studies in Language Change; 8), Camberra, Australia: Pacific Linguistics, →ISBN, page 256; 278.
- ^ Ratliff, Martha (2010) Hmong-Mien language history (Studies in Language Change; 8), Camberra, Australia: Pacific Linguistics, →ISBN, page 261; 278.