kuv

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Iu Mien[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Chinese 口 (MC khuwX).

Noun[edit]

kuv 

  1. mouth
    Synonym: nzuih

White Hmong[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Hmong *kɛŋᴮ (“I, me”). Cognate with Biao-Jiao Mien kəu³.[1]

Pronunciation[edit]

Pronoun[edit]

kuv

  1. I
  2. my

Usage notes[edit]

Context clarifies whether the word is used to mean "I" or the possessive "my".

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 217.
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