zuag

White Hmong

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʐuə̯˧˩̤/

Etymology 1

From Proto-Hmong *ræᶜ (“comb”).[1]

Noun

zuag (classifier: lub)

  1. a comb, brush

Etymology 2

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

Adjective

zuag

  1. pointed, sharp

Verb

zuag

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

Etymology 3

Adjective

zuag

  1. dim, dark
Derived terms

References

  • Heimbach, Ernest E. (1979) White Hmong — English Dictionary‎[1], SEAP Publications, →ISBN, page 441.
  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Ratliff, Martha (2010) Hmong-Mien language history (Studies in Language Change; 8), Camberra, Australia: Pacific Linguistics, →ISBN, page 286.
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