cawv

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White Hmong

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Etymology

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From Proto-Hmong *cowᴮ (“liquor”), borrowed from Middle Chinese 酒 (MC tsjuwX, “liquor”).[1]

Pronunciation

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Noun

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cawv

  1. alcoholic beverage, liquor, whiskey, beer, wine

Derived terms

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References

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  • Heimbach, Ernest E. (1979) White Hmong — English Dictionary‎[1], SEAP Publications, →ISBN, page 10.
  1. ^ Ratliff, Martha (2010) Hmong-Mien language history (Studies in Language Change; 8), Camberra, Australia: Pacific Linguistics, →ISBN, page 144; 273.
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