nab qa

White Hmong

Etymology

nab (“snake, worm”) +‎ qa (“(of) lizards”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /na˥.qa˧/

Noun

nab qa (classifier: tus)

1. lizard

Derived terms

• nab qa nqhuab (“dry land lizard; iguana”)
• nab qa tsiav (“a type of small lizard”)

 

References

• Heimbach, Ernest E. (1979) White Hmong — English Dictionary‎^[1], SEAP Publications, →ISBN, page 255.