kws

White Hmong

Etymology

Probably borrowed from Middle Chinese 穀 (MC kuwk, “grain, cereal”).[1]

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /kɨ˩/

Noun

kws

  1. corn, maize

Derived terms
  • paj kws (“popcorn”)
  • plhaub kws (“corn husk”)
  • pob kws (“corn in general”)
  • quav kws (“corn stalks”)
  • txha kws (“corncob”)

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