nram

White Hmong

Etymology

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Particularly: “Not mentioned by Ratliff at all. Maybe related to Chinese 低 (dī, “low”)?”

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ᶯɖa˩̰/

Noun

nram

the period of time up until now

Preposition

nram

at, down, of a lower area, downhill

Derived terms

nram ntej (“in the past”)

References

Heimbach, Ernest E. (1979) White Hmong — English Dictionary‎^[1], SEAP Publications, →ISBN, page 173.