kuv

Iu Mien

Etymology

From Chinese 口 (MC khuwX).

Noun

kuv 

  1. mouth
    Synonym: nzuih

Lutuv

Etymology

From Proto-Kuki-Chin *kut ~ *khut, from Proto-Tibeto-Burman *k(r)u-t

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [kʉ̀ʉ̀]

Noun

kuv

  1. hand

References

  • Amanda Bohnert, Kelly Harper Berkson, Sui Hnem Par (2022) “Vowel Sounds in Hnaring Lutuv”, in Indiana Working Papers in South Asian Languages and Cultures‎[1], volume 3, number 1

White Hmong

Etymology

From Proto-Hmong *kɛŋᴮ (“I, me”). Cognate with Biao-Jiao Mien kəu³.[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ku˧˦/

Pronoun

kuv

  1. I
  2. my

Usage notes

Context clarifies whether the word is used to mean "I" or the possessive "my".

References

  • Heimbach, Ernest E. (1979) White Hmong — English Dictionary‎[2], SEAP Publications, →ISBN.
  1. ^ Ratliff, Martha (2010) Hmong-Mien language history (Studies in Language Change; 8), Camberra, Australia: Pacific Linguistics, →ISBN, page 217.
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