hnav

White Hmong

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /n̥a˧˦/

Etymology 1

From Proto-Hmong *hnaŋᴮ (“perilla”).[1] Note similarities to Burmese နှမ်း (hnam:, “sesame”).

Noun

hnav

  1. refers to certain kinds of grains and seeds:
    1. perilla
    2. sesame
      noob hnav ― sesame seeds

Etymology 2

From Proto-Hmong-Mien *(h)naŋX (“to put on, wear (clothes)”).[1]

Verb

hnav

  1. to dress, to put on (clothes)
    hnav ris tsho ― to dress, put on (jacket and trousers)

References

  • Heimbach, Ernest E. (1979) White Hmong — English Dictionary‎[1], SEAP Publications, →ISBN, page 69.
  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Ratliff, Martha (2010) Hmong-Mien language history (Studies in Language Change; 8), Camberra, Australia: Pacific Linguistics, →ISBN, page 275.
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