khaub
White Hmong edit
Pronunciation edit
Etymology 1 edit
Probably borrowed from Chinese 交 (jiāo, “to cross, intersect”).[1]
Noun edit
khaub (classifier: tus)
- used in khaub lig (“to cross, intertwine; a cross”)
Etymology 2 edit
Verb edit
khaub
Derived terms edit
- khaub zig (“to wind around”)
Etymology 3 edit
Noun edit
khaub (classifier: tus)
- a dry branch or stick
- khaub nplawm qhov muag ― hit in the eye by a branch or stick (literally, “the branch hits the eye”)
- used in khaub ruab, khaub rhuab (“broom”)
Etymology 4 edit
Noun edit
khaub
- (used in compounds) cover, shell, protective (outer) layer
Derived terms edit
- khaub hlab (“rags”)
- khaub hnab (“a small stuffed ball covered with cloth used in ball games”)
- khaub ncaws (“clothing”)
Etymology 5 edit
Noun edit
khaub
- used in khaub thuas (“the common cold”)