yuav

White Hmong

Etymology

From Proto-Hmong *ʔjuᴮ (“to ask for, want”), borrowed from Chinese 要 (MC 'jiew|'jiewH).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʝuə̯˧˦/

Verb

yuav

1. to want, to desire
2. to accept, to take

   Nws yuav koj cov lus hais. ― He accepts your words.

3. (colloquial) to buy, to purchase

   Koj yuav lub tsev loj heev ― You bought a very big house.

4. to marry

   Nkawv tsis tau yuav txiv. ― They have not married (have husbands).

5. used to indicate future tense: will, shall

   Koj yuav tuaj los tsis tuaj? ― Will you come or not?

References

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