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White Hmong[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Proto-Hmong *ɢʉᴬ (“snail”), likely borrowed from Middle Chinese 蝸 (MC kwea|kwae, “id”). Compare also Proto-Mien *kʷlejᴬ (“id”), *klu̯eiᴬ/ᴮ (“id”).[1]
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
- a snail
Derived terms[edit]
References[edit]
- Heimbach, Ernest E. (1979) White Hmong — English Dictionary[1], SEAP Publications, →ISBN, page 268.
- ^ Ratliff, Martha (2010) Hmong-Mien language history (Studies in Language Change; 8), Camberra, Australia: Pacific Linguistics, →ISBN, page 103; 282.