nyiaj

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White Hmong

Etymology

From Proto-Hmong-Mien *ɲʷi̯ən (“silver”), borrowed from Middle Chinese 銀 (MC ngin, “silver”).

Pronunciation

Noun

nyiaj (classifier: daim (for bars and ingots))

  1. silver
  2. money, cash

Noun

nyiaj (classifier: lub)

  1. a silver neck ring

References

  • Heimbach, Ernest E. (1979) White Hmong — English Dictionary‎, SEAP Publications, →ISBN, page 219.
  1. ^ Ratliff, Martha (2010) Hmong-Mien language history (Studies in Language Change; 8), Camberra, Australia: Pacific Linguistics, →ISBN, page 185; 280.
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