kuv

Iu Mien

Etymology

From Chinese 口 (MC khuwX).

Noun

kuv 

  1. mouth
    Synonym: nzuih

White Hmong

Etymology

From Proto-Hmong *kɛŋᴮ (“I, me”). Cognate with Biao-Jiao Mien kəu³.[1]

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ku˧˦/

Pronoun

kuv

  1. I
  2. my

Usage notes

Context clarifies whether the word is used to mean "I" or the possessive "my".

References
  • Heimbach, Ernest E. (1979) White Hmong — English Dictionary‎, SEAP Publications, →ISBN.
  1. Ratliff, Martha (2010) Hmong-Mien language history (Studies in Language Change; 8), Camberra, Australia: Pacific Linguistics, →ISBN, page 217.
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