xeem

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White Hmong[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

Borrowed from Chinese 姓 (xìng, “surname”).[1]

Noun[edit]

xeem

  1. clan, last name, family name
    Kuv yog Npis, xeem Vaj. ― I am Bee, of clan Vang.

Etymology 2[edit]

This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.
Particularly: “Borrowed from Chinese 賽／赛 (sài, “to compete, race”)?”

Verb[edit]

xeem

  1. to test, quiz, guess, compete, race
    xeem ntawv ― testing or taking an exam
    xeem dab ― guessing on spiritual need
    xeem tsheb ― car racing

References[edit]

  • Heimbach, Ernest E. (1979) White Hmong — English Dictionary‎[1], SEAP Publications, →ISBN.
  1. ^ https://web.archive.org/web/20101031002604/http://wold.livingsources.org/vocabulary/25
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