Wiktionary

hma

See also: HMA

Rade edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-Chamic *huma, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *quma, from Proto-Austronesian *qumah (“swidden, work a swidden”).

Noun edit

hma (classifier boh)

  1. mountain rice field

References edit

  • James A. Tharp, Y-Bhăm Ƀuôn-yǎ (1980) A Rhade-English Dictionary with English-Rhade Finderlist (Pacific Linguistics. Series C-58)‎[1], Canberra: Pacific Linguistics, Research School of Pacific and Asian Studies, The Australian National University, →ISBN, archived from the original on 1 November 2021, page 44

White Hmong edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-Hmong *hmaŋᶜ (“wild dog”). Compare Proto-Tai *ʰmaːᴬ (“dog”), whence Thai หมา (mǎa, “canine”).[1]

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

hma (classifier: tus)

  1. refers to wild dog-like animals, such as wolves, jackals, foxes, coyotes, etc.

Derived terms edit

References edit

  • Heimbach, Ernest E. (1979) White Hmong — English Dictionary‎[2], SEAP Publications, →ISBN, page 67.
  1. ^ Ratliff, Martha (2010) Hmong-Mien language history (Studies in Language Change; 8), Camberra, Australia: Pacific Linguistics, →ISBN, page 235; 274.
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