qos

Albanian

Alternative forms

• sos

Etymology

From Proto-Albanian *kla(u)tja, from Proto-Indo-European *kleh₂u- (“nail, pin, hook - instruments, of old use for locking doors”). Cognate to Ancient Greek κλεῖς (kleîs), Latin clāvis, Lithuanian kliaudýti (“to stop, to prevent”).

Verb

qos (aorist qosa, participle qosur)

1. to end, finish

Synonyms

• mbaroj

White Hmong

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /qɒ˩/

Noun

qos (classifier: lub)

1. any of a large variety of tubers

Derived terms

• qos do
• qos faiv
• qos hmab soo (“jicama”)
• qos liab (“sweet potato”)
• qos ncoom (“wild yam, Dioscorea dregeana”)
• qos nphoo (“elephant foot yam”)
• qos npua (“air potato, Dioscorea bulbifera”)
• qos ntoo ntus
• qos ntshov
• qos tau tebb
• qos yaj ywm (“potato”)

 

References

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