qhia

White Hmong

Etymology

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Particularly: “Considered native Hmongic by Ratliff, though no reconstructed proto-form is given.^[1] Bears a vague resemblance to Chinese 告 (gào, “to tell”).”

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /qʰiə̯˧/

Verb

qhia

to teach, to instruct
Thov koj qhia kuv. ― Please teach me.
to inform, to tell
Txhob qhia kuv! ― Don't tell me (what to do)!

References

Heimbach, Ernest E. (1979) White Hmong — English Dictionary‎^[1], SEAP Publications, →ISBN, page 270.

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