kuv
Iu Mien
editEtymology
editNoun
editkuv
White Hmong
editEtymology
editFrom Proto-Hmong *kɛŋᴮ (“I, me”). Cognate with Biao-Jiao Mien kəu³.[1]
Pronunciation
editPronoun
editkuv
Usage notes
editContext clarifies whether the word is used to mean "I" or the possessive "my".
References
edit- ^ Ratliff, Martha (2010) Hmong-Mien language history (Studies in Language Change; 8), Camberra, Australia: Pacific Linguistics, →ISBN, page 217.