nkawj

White Hmong

Etymology

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Particularly: “Considered native Hmongic by Ratliff, though no reconstructed proto-form is given.^[1] Closest lemma in the area phonetically is Burmese နကျယ်ကောင် (na.kyaikaung, “wasp”).”

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ᵑɡaɨ̯˥˧/

Noun

nkawj (classifier: tus)

wasp

Derived terms

taub nkawj (“wasp nest”)

References

Heimbach, Ernest E. (1979) White Hmong — English Dictionary‎^[1], SEAP Publications, →ISBN, page 153.

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