khej

White Hmong edit

Alternative forms edit

kheb

Etymology edit

Borrowed from Lao ແຂ້ (khǣ, “crocodile”); compare Thai จระเข้ (jɔɔ-rá-kêe, “id”).^[1]

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): /kʰe˥˧/

Noun edit

khej (classifier: tus)

crocodile, alligator

References edit

Heimbach, Ernest E. (1979) White Hmong — English Dictionary‎^[1], SEAP Publications, →ISBN, page 96.

^ https://web.archive.org/web/20101031002604/http://wold.livingsources.org/vocabulary/25

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