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White Hmong
Etymology
From qav (“frog”) + an element of uncertain interpretation kaws.
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Particularly: “Generally, kaws means "to gnaw", but this doesn't make too much sense, as toads aren't noted to eat particularly differently compared to frogs. Perhaps a partial calque of Thai คางคก (kaang-kók, “toad”) or Lao ຄັນຄາກ (khan khāk, “id”)?”
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Pronunciation
Noun
qav kaws (classifier: tus)
- toad
- (colloquial) frog
References
- Heimbach, Ernest E. (1979) White Hmong — English Dictionary, SEAP Publications, →ISBN, page 79.