qub

See also: QUB

White Hmong

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /qu˥/

Etymology 1

From Proto-Hmong-Mien *qu̯oH (“old”), borrowed from Middle Chinese 故 (MC kuH, “old, former”).[1] Cognate with Iu Mien gox.[2]

Adjective

qub

  1. (of inanimate objects) old
    Coordinate term: laus
    lub qub zos ― the old village

Etymology 2

From Proto-Hmong *qɛŋᴬ (“star”).[3]

Noun

qub

  1. used in hnub qub (“star”)

References
  • Heimbach, Ernest E. (1979) White Hmong — English Dictionary‎, SEAP Publications, →ISBN, page 265.
  1. https://web.archive.org/web/20101031002604/http://wold.livingsources.org/vocabulary/25
  2. Ratliff, Martha (2010) Hmong-Mien language history (Studies in Language Change; 8), Camberra, Australia: Pacific Linguistics, →ISBN, page 260; 281.
  3. Ratliff, Martha (2010) Hmong-Mien language history (Studies in Language Change; 8), Camberra, Australia: Pacific Linguistics, →ISBN, page 281.
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