nyuam

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White Hmong[edit]

Etymology[edit]

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Particularly: “Maybe sound-symbolic along similar lines as me? Or maybe imitative of suckling noises made by little children?”

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

nyuam

  1. a child, baby, kid

Adverb[edit]

nyuam

  1. being small

Derived terms[edit]

References[edit]

  • Heimbach, Ernest E. (1979) White Hmong — English Dictionary‎[1], SEAP Publications, →ISBN, page 222.
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