sawv

White Hmong

Etymology

From Proto-Hmong-Mien *sjouX (“to stand, get up”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʂaɨ̯˧˦/

Verb

sawv

1. to arise, get up

Derived terms

• sawv cev (“to represent”)
• sawv daws (“everyone”)
• sawv hlo (“to get up”)
• sawv ntsug (“to stand up”)
• sawv ntxov (“morning”)
• zaj sawv (“rainbow”)

 

References

• Heimbach, Ernest E. (1979) White Hmong — English Dictionary‎^[1], SEAP Publications, →ISBN, page 290.