caj

See also: čaj

Canela

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kaj/

Noun

caj

1. shaman, healer, witch doctor

   Caj tuwre ata te jũm xà ata caprãr ne cute cahôr ne ihpĩn ampo kên ata caxàr mã jũm xà ata pej pyrentu.

   The young healer healed the sick person by sucking. This way he took out from him the bad thing and the sick person got soon better.

White Hmong

Pronunciation

caj

1. (in compounds) used to indicate a part of the body, as if it were a ridge, bridge, or joint

Derived terms

• caj dab (“neck”)
• caj npab (“(upper) arm”)
• caj ntswm (“nose bridge”)
• caj pas (“throat”)
• caj qaum (“backbone”)
• caj qwb (“the depression at the back or nape of the neck”)
• caj tw (“buttocks”)
• txiv caj pas (“nose bridge”)

 

References

• Heimbach, Ernest E. (1979) White Hmong — English Dictionary‎^[1], SEAP Publications, →ISBN, page 7.