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Noun

ub

  1. sugar cane (Saccharum officinarum)

References

Western Xiangxi Miao

Etymology

From Proto-Hmong *ʔuŋᴬ. From Proto-Hmong-Mien *ʔu̯əm. Cognate with Iu Mien uom.

Pronunciation

Noun

ub

  1. (Jiwei) water

White Hmong

Etymology

This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.
Particularly: “Not mentioned by Ratliff at all. Looks a bit like it's borrowed from Chinese 迂 (yū, “far; wide; circuitous”). or Middle Chinese 遙 (MC yew, “far, distant”).”

Pronunciation

Adjective

ub

  1. of an extreme limit:
    1. distant past
    2. far away

Derived terms

  • pem ub (“up and beyond; way up there (up the hill, up north)”)
  • thaum ub (“a long time ago; before”)
  • tsaib ub (“the year before last year”)

References

  • Heimbach, Ernest E. (1979) White Hmong — English Dictionary‎, SEAP Publications, →ISBN, page 5.
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