White Hmong

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Etymology

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noob (seed) +‎ qe (egg), with tone sandhi of the latter component, as well as possible semantic influence from qes (low).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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noob qes (classifier: lub)

  1. testicle(s).

References

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  • Heimbach, Ernest E. (1979) White Hmong — English Dictionary[1], SEAP Publications, →ISBN, page 142; 262.