qos yaj ywm

White Hmong

Alternative forms
  • qos yaj ywv

Etymology

qos (“tuber”) +‎ Chinese 洋芋 (yángyù, “potato”), literally “western-taro tuber”.[1]

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /qɒ˩.ʝa˥˧.ʝɨ˩̰/

Noun

qos yaj ywm (classifier: lub)

  1. white potato

References
  • Heimbach, Ernest E. (1979) White Hmong — English Dictionary‎, SEAP Publications, →ISBN, page 486.
  • Jaisser, Annie, Ratliff, Martha, Riddle, Elizabeth, Strecker, David, Vang, Lopao, Vang, Lyfu (1995) Hmong For Beginners‎, Center for Southeast Asia Studies, UC Berkeley, page 268.
  1. https://web.archive.org/web/20101031002604/http://wold.livingsources.org/vocabulary/25
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