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White Hmong
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
From Proto-Hmong-Mien *KæŋX (“frog”). Compare Proto-Austronesian *keŋkeŋ (“frog; hollow sound”), whence Ilocano keŋkéŋ (“big-bellied toad that croaks at night”).[1]
Noun
qav (classifier: tus)
- frog
Derived terms
Etymology 2
Noun
qav
- food (rice and vegetables and meat)
- meal (insects, small animals, etc.)
References
- Heimbach, Ernest E. (1979) White Hmong — English Dictionary, SEAP Publications, →ISBN, page 257.
- ^ Ratliff, Martha (2010) Hmong-Mien language history (Studies in Language Change; 8), Camberra, Australia: Pacific Linguistics, →ISBN, page 97; 281.