nqa

White Hmong

Etymology

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Particularly: “Considered native Hmongic by Ratliff, though no reconstructed proto-form is given.^[1]”

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ᶰɢa˧/

Verb

nqa

to lift with the hand, to carry in the hand or hands, to hold in the hand, take in the hand
Koj nqa ib lub hnab nyiaj. ― You carry a purse.

References

Heimbach, Ernest E. (1979) White Hmong — English Dictionary‎^[1], SEAP Publications, →ISBN, page 169.

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