xyuas

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White Hmong[edit]

Etymology[edit]

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Particularly: “Borrowed from Chinese 查 (chá, “to check”).”

Pronunciation[edit]

IPA^(key): /çuə̯˩/

Verb[edit]

xyuas

to visit, check, observe, watch
(slang) to harm

Derived terms[edit]

kuaj xyuas (“to check, evaluate”)

References[edit]

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

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