qav

White Hmong

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /qa˧˦/

Etymology 1

From Proto-Hmong-Mien *KæŋX (“frog”). Compare Proto-Austronesian *keŋkeŋ (“frog; hollow sound”), whence Ilocano keŋkéŋ (“big-bellied toad that croaks at night”).^[1]

Noun

qav (classifier: tus)

frog

Derived terms

qav kaws (“toad”)

Etymology 2

This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.
Particularly: “Not mentioned by Ratliff at all. Maybe related to Proto-Tai *C̬.qawꟲ (“rice”)?”

Noun

qav

food (rice and vegetables and meat)
meal (insects, small animals, etc.)

References

Heimbach, Ernest E. (1979) White Hmong — English Dictionary‎^[1], SEAP Publications, →ISBN, page 257.

^ Ratliff, Martha (2010) Hmong-Mien language history (Studies in Language Change; 8), Camberra, Australia: Pacific Linguistics, →ISBN, page 97; 281.

[1] Ratliff, Martha (2010) Hmong-Mien language history (Studies in Language Change; 8), Camberra, Australia: Pacific Linguistics, →ISBN, page 97; 281.

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