diav

White Hmong

Etymology

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Particularly: “Considered native Hmongic by Ratliff, though no reconstructed proto-form is given.^[1] Perhaps, along with Vietnamese thìa (“spoon”), borrowed from Old Chinese 匙 (OC *dje, “spoon”).”

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /diə̯˧˦/

Noun

diav (classifier: rab)

a spoon or spoon-like object; a scooped utensil for eating or serving
diav nyiaj ― silver spoon

Classifier

diav

classifier for spoonfuls
rau diav tshuaj ― six spoonfuls of medicine

Derived terms

diav rawg (“fork”)

References

Heimbach, Ernest E. (1979) White Hmong — English Dictionary‎^[1], SEAP Publications, →ISBN, page 36.

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