Vaj Tswv

White Hmong

Etymology

A calque of Thai พระเจ้า (prá-jâao) or Lao Lao ພະເຈົ້າ (pha chao); vaj ("king", "royal") from Mandarin 王 + tswv from ("Mandarin 主 master, owner, chief"), together literally means "King Lord".

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /va˥˧.t͡ʂɨ˧˦/

Proper noun

Vaj Tswv

  1. (Protestantism) God

Interjection
  1. (Protestantism) oh my God

See also

References
  • Ernest E. Heimbach, White Hmong - English Dictionary (1979, SEAP Publications)----
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