nqaij

White Hmong

Etymology

From Proto-Hmong-Mien *NGej (“meat”).[1]

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ᶰɢai̯˥˧/

Noun

nqaij

  1. meat, flesh

Derived terms
  • nqaij npuas (“pork”)
  • nqaij ntses (“fish meat”)
  • nqaij nyug (“beef”)
  • nqaij qaib (“chicken meat”)
  • tawv nqaij (“skin”)

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 278.
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