qav

White Hmong

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /qa˧˦/

Etymology 1

From Proto-Hmong-Mien *KæŋX (“frog”). Compare Proto-Austronesian *keŋkeŋ (“frog; hollow sound”), whence Ilocano keŋkéŋ (“big-bellied toad that croaks at night”).[1]

Noun

qav (classifier: tus)

  1. frog
Derived terms

Etymology 2

Noun

qav

  1. food (rice and vegetables and meat)
  2. meal (insects, small animals, etc.)

References

  • Heimbach, Ernest E. (1979) White Hmong — English Dictionary‎[1], SEAP Publications, →ISBN, page 257.
  1. ^ Ratliff, Martha (2010) Hmong-Mien language history (Studies in Language Change; 8), Camberra, Australia: Pacific Linguistics, →ISBN, page 97; 281.
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