hluas

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White Hmong[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Hmong *hljæᴰ (young).[1]

Pronunciation[edit]

Adjective[edit]

hluas

  1. young
    hluas nkauj, hluas nraugyoung woman, young man
  2. single, without a significant other

Derived terms[edit]

References[edit]

  • Heimbach, Ernest E. (1979) White Hmong — English Dictionary[1], SEAP Publications, →ISBN.
  1. ^ Ratliff, Martha (2010) Hmong-Mien language history (Studies in Language Change; 8), Camberra, Australia: Pacific Linguistics, →ISBN, page 271; 274.