kawg

White Hmong

Etymology

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Particularly: “Considered native Hmongic by Ratliff, though no reconstructed proto-form is given.^[1] Maybe related to Old Chinese 極 (OC *ɡɯɡ, “extremity; ridgepole”)?”

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /kaɨ̯˧˩̤/

Adverb

kawg

of an extremity, end of, finish
lastly, finally
indicates superlative degree
1. used in kawg nkaus (“superlative degree, most, completely”)
  zoo kawg nkaus ― best
  
  lub roob siab kawg nkaus ― the highest mountain

Noun

kawg

the end of, the last, the final
ib txhis tsis kawg ― forever, without end

References

Heimbach, Ernest E. (1979) White Hmong — English Dictionary‎^[1], SEAP Publications, →ISBN, page 79.

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