hma

See also: HMA

Rade

Etymology

From Proto-Chamic *huma, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *quma, from Proto-Austronesian *qumah (“swidden, work a swidden”).

Noun

hma (classifier boh)

1. mountain rice field

References

• James A. Tharp, Y-Bhăm Ƀuôn-yǎ (1980) A Rhade-English Dictionary with English-Rhade Finderlist (Pacific Linguistics. Series C-58)‎^[1], Canberra: Pacific Linguistics, Research School of Pacific and Asian Studies, The Australian National University, →ISBN, archived from the original on 1 November 2021, page 44

White Hmong

Etymology

From Proto-Hmong *hmaŋᶜ (“wild dog”). Compare Proto-Tai *ʰmaːᴬ (“dog”), whence Thai หมา (mǎa, “canine”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /m̥a˧/

Noun

hma (classifier: tus)

1. refers to wild dog-like animals, such as wolves, jackals, foxes, coyotes, etc.

Derived terms

• hma liab (“red fox”)

References

• Heimbach, Ernest E. (1979) White Hmong — English Dictionary‎^[2], SEAP Publications, →ISBN, page 67.