qav kaws

White Hmong

Etymology

From qav (“frog”) + an element of uncertain interpretation kaws.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /qa˧˦.kaɨ̯˩/

Noun

qav kaws (classifier: tus)

  1. toad
  2. (colloquial) frog

References
  • Heimbach, Ernest E. (1979) White Hmong — English Dictionary‎, SEAP Publications, →ISBN, page 79.
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