qau

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Paiwan

Noun

qau

  1. bamboo

White Hmong

Etymology

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Particularly: “Considered native Hmongic by Ratliff, though no reconstructed proto-form given.[1]

Pronunciation

Noun

qau (classifier: tus)

  1. (sometimes offensive) the penis
    Hypernym: chaw mos

References

  • Jaisser, Annie, Ratliff, Martha, Riddle, Elizabeth, Strecker, David, Vang, Lopao, Vang, Lyfu (1995) Hmong For Beginners, Center for Southeast Asia Studies, UC Berkeley, page 267.