khej

White Hmong

Alternative forms

  • kheb

Etymology

Borrowed from Lao ແຂ້ (khǣ, “crocodile”); compare Thai จระเข้ (jɔɔ-rá-kêe, “id”).[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kʰe˥˧/

Noun

khej (classifier: tus)

  1. crocodile, alligator

References

  • Heimbach, Ernest E. (1979) White Hmong — English Dictionary‎[1], SEAP Publications, →ISBN, page 96.
  1. ^ https://web.archive.org/web/20101031002604/http://wold.livingsources.org/vocabulary/25
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