nqe

• IPA^(key): /ŋ͜ǃe/

nqe m (masc. plural nqebii) (Note: the form after a determiner is nqe)

1. leopard

• henqê
• tcanjayi

• IPA^(key): /ᶰɢe˧/

From Proto-Hmong *ɴqæwᶜ (“hook”), borrowed from Old Chinese 鉤 (OC *koː, “hook”).^[1]

nqe

1. to hook (a finger or toe on something)

   nqe ko taw ― to hook the foot (on something and stumble)

nqe (classifier: tus)

1. used in nqe lauj (“wooden hook to hang things on in the home”)

More restricted in usage than nuv (“hook”), the latter which is the generic word for "hook".

From Proto-Hmong *ɴqaᶜ (“price”), borrowed from Old Chinese 價 (OC *kraːs, “price”).^[2]

• nqi

nqe (classifier: tus)

1. price, wage, debt

Colloquially less commonly used than nqi.

• Heimbach, Ernest E. (1979) White Hmong — English Dictionary‎^[1], SEAP Publications, →ISBN, page 170.