khaub

White Hmong

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kʰau̯˥/

Etymology 1

Probably borrowed from Chinese 交 (jiāo, “to cross, intersect”).[1]

Noun

khaub (classifier: tus)

  1. used in khaub lig (“to cross, intertwine; a cross”)

Etymology 2

Verb

khaub

  1. to wind around, encircle, wind up
Derived terms
  • khaub zig (“to wind around”)

Etymology 3

Noun

khaub (classifier: tus)

  1. a dry branch or stick
    khaub nplawm qhov muag ― hit in the eye by a branch or stick (literally, “the branch hits the eye”)
  2. used in khaub ruab, khaub rhuab (“broom”)

Etymology 4

Noun

khaub

  1. (used in compounds) cover, shell, protective (outer) layer
Derived terms
  • khaub hlab (“rags”)
  • khaub hnab (“a small stuffed ball covered with cloth used in ball games”)
  • khaub ncaws (“clothing”)

Etymology 5

Noun

khaub

  1. used in khaub thuas (“the common cold”)

References

  • Heimbach, Ernest E. (1979) White Hmong — English Dictionary‎[1], SEAP Publications, →ISBN, page 94.
  1. ^ https://web.archive.org/web/20101031002604/http://wold.livingsources.org/vocabulary/25
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