Green Hmong

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Etymology

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A calque of Thai พระเจ้า (prá-jâao) or Lao Lao ພະເຈົ້າ (pha chao); vaaj ("king", "royal") from Mandarin + tswv from ("Mandarin master, owner, chief"), together literally means "King Lord".

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /vã˥˧.t͡ʂɨ˧˦/

Proper noun

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Vaaj Tswv

  1. (Protestantism) God

Interjection

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  1. (Protestantism) oh my God

See also

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