zuag

White Hmong

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ʐuə̯˧˩̤/

Etymology 1

From Proto-Hmong *ræᶜ (“comb”).[1]

Noun

zuag (classifier: lub)

a comb, brush

Etymology 2

From Proto-Hmong-Mien *-rajH (“sharp”).[1]

Adjective

zuag

pointed, sharp

Verb

zuag

to sharpen to a point
zuag cwm mem ― to sharpen a pencil

Adjective

zuag

dim, dark

Derived terms

tsaus ntuj zuag (“dusk”)
zem zuag (“faintly visible, unclear, dim”)

References

Heimbach, Ernest E. (1979) White Hmong — English Dictionary‎, SEAP Publications, →ISBN, page 441.

Ratliff, Martha (2010) Hmong-Mien language history (Studies in Language Change; 8), Camberra, Australia: Pacific Linguistics, →ISBN, page 286.

This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.