duab

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White Hmong[edit]

Etymology[edit]

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Particularly: “Not mentioned at all by Ratliff. Perhaps borrowed from Old Chinese 影 (OC *qraŋʔ, “shadow, image”), with the proto-Hmongic form looking something like *qru̯aŋ?”

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

duab (classifier: tus)

  1. shadow
  2. image, graphic, picture, reflection, shape
    Tsom iav ces koj pom koj tus duab. ― Looking at the mirror you will see your reflection (or your double).
    Hauv tej ntawv xov xwm lawv tso cov duab rau neeg saib. ― In the newspaper, they have pictures for people to look at.

References[edit]

  • Heimbach, Ernest E. (1979) White Hmong — English Dictionary‎[1], SEAP Publications, →ISBN, page 38.
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