kawm

White Hmong

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kaɨ̯˩̰/

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Chinese 考 (kǎo, “to study; to consider; to check”).[1]

Verb

kawm

  1. to study, to learn
Derived terms
  • kawm ntawv (“to study books; to attend school”)

Etymology 2

Noun

kawm (classifier: lub)

  1. a traditional back basket for carrying objects
    Nws ris ib lub kawm loj loj mus teb lawm. ― He went to the fields carrying a large basket.

References

  • Heimbach, Ernest E. (1979) White Hmong — English Dictionary‎[1], SEAP Publications, →ISBN, page 79.
  1. ^ https://web.archive.org/web/20101031002604/http://wold.livingsources.org/vocabulary/25
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