xyoo

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White Hmong[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

  • xyoos (for years ending with 1 to 5)

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Hmong *ɕɔŋᶜ (“year”), likely borrowed from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *s-ni(ː)ŋ ~ s-nik (“year”); compare Old Chinese 年 (*niːŋ).[1]

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

xyoo

  1. year

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, pages 84-5; 285.
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