xyoo

White Hmong

Alternative forms

  • xyoos (for years ending with 1 to 5)

Etymology

From Proto-Hmong *ɕɔŋᶜ (“year”), likely borrowed from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *s-ni(ŋ~k) (“year”); compare Old Chinese 年 (*niːŋ).[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /çɒ̃˧/

Noun

xyoo

  1. year

References

  • Heimbach, Ernest E. (1979) White Hmong — English Dictionary‎[1], SEAP Publications, →ISBN.
  1. ^ Ratliff, Martha (2010) Hmong-Mien language history (Studies in Language Change; 8), Camberra, Australia: Pacific Linguistics, →ISBN, pages 84-5; 285.
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