nkauj

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White Hmong[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.
Particularly: “Considered native Hmongic by Ratliff, though no reconstructed proto-form is given.[1]

Noun[edit]

nkauj

  1. a young unmarried female (classifier: tus)
Derived terms[edit]

Etymology 2[edit]

This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.
Particularly: “Seems like it could be related to Etymology 1, by semantic shift "young unmarried girl" > "pure and beautiful".”

Adjective[edit]

nkauj

  1. handsome, beautiful, pretty, precious
Derived terms[edit]

Etymology 3[edit]

This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.
Particularly: “Related to Chinese (, “song”)?”

Noun[edit]

nkauj (classifier: zaj)

  1. a song, melody
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References[edit]

  • Heimbach, Ernest E. (1979) White Hmong — English Dictionary[1], SEAP Publications, →ISBN, page 152.