nraug

White Hmong

Etymology

From Proto-Hmong *ndru̯eiᶜ (“young man”).[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ᶯɖau̯˧˩̤/

Adjective

nraug

  1. of a young, single male

Derived terms

  • hluas nraug
  • nkauj ntsuab nraug nas
  • nraug vauv (“bridegroom”)
  • nraug xwb (“bachelor, unmarried man”)
  • zoo nraug (“handsome”)

References

  • Heimbach, Ernest E. (1979) White Hmong — English Dictionary‎[1], SEAP Publications, →ISBN, page 174.
  1. ^ Ratliff, Martha (2010) Hmong-Mien language history (Studies in Language Change; 8), Camberra, Australia: Pacific Linguistics, →ISBN, page 278.
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