qaum

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White Hmong[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Hmong *ɢuwᴰ (“back (of body)”).[1] Note similarities to Old Chinese 後 (OC *ɢoːʔ, *ɢoːs, “back; after”).

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

qaum

  1. (in compounds) the back

Derived terms[edit]

  • kwj qaum (“the "valley" or depression of the backbone region”)
  • nkaj qaum (“the backbone”)
  • nraub qaum (“the back, the region of the back between the shoulders and above the waist”)
  • qaum taw (“the top of the foot”)
  • qaum tes (“the back of the hand”)
  • qaum tsev (“at the back of the house”)

References[edit]

  • Heimbach, Ernest E. (1979) White Hmong — English Dictionary‎[1], SEAP Publications, →ISBN, page 259.
  1. ^ Ratliff, Martha (2010) Hmong-Mien language history (Studies in Language Change; 8), Camberra, Australia: Pacific Linguistics, →ISBN, page 281.
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