quav

White Hmong

Etymology

From Proto-Hmong-Mien *N-KəjX (“excrement”), possibly of imitative-expressive origin; see Proto-Indo-European *kakka- (“to defecate”) for possible explanations of the sound symbolism.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /quə̯˧˦/

Noun

quav

1. feces, excrement, poop, dung, manure

References

• Heimbach, Ernest E. (1979) White Hmong — English Dictionary‎^[1], SEAP Publications, →ISBN, page 267.