White Hmong edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-Hmong *ɢeᴬ (slant(ing)).[1]

Pronunciation edit

Verb edit

qaij

  1. to lean, to be inclined to one side

Adjective edit

qaij

  1. slanting

Derived terms edit

References edit

  • Heimbach, Ernest E. (1979) White Hmong — English Dictionary[1], SEAP Publications, →ISBN, page 258.
  1. ^ Ratliff, Martha (2010) Hmong-Mien language history (Studies in Language Change; 8), Camberra, Australia: Pacific Linguistics, →ISBN, page 281.