Suav
White Hmong
editSee also: suav
Etymology
editProbably borrowed from Chinese 夏 (xià, “Xia”), referring to the Xia dynasty of ancient China. An alternative theory derives the term from Chinese 華/华 (huá, “Chinese”).[1]
Pronunciation
editNoun
editSuav
- the Chinese
Adjective
editSuav
References
edit- Heimbach, Ernest E. (1979) White Hmong — English Dictionary[2], SEAP Publications, →ISBN, page 301.
- ^ Yang, Kou (2009) “Commentary: Challenges and Complexity in the Re-Construction of Hmong History”, in Hmong Studies Journal[1], volume 10, Turlock, California: California State University, Stanislaus, archived from the original on 2021-07-25