kws

Translingual

Symbol

kws

  1. (international standards) ISO 639-3 language code for Kwese.

See also

  • Wiktionary’s coverage of Kwese terms

White Hmong

Etymology

Probably borrowed from Middle Chinese (MC kuwk, “grain, cereal”).[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kɨ˩/

Noun

kws

  1. corn, maize

Derived terms

  • paj kws (popcorn)
  • plhaub kws (corn husk)
  • pob kws (corn in general)
  • quav kws (corn stalks)
  • txha kws (corncob)

References

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    Heimbach, Ernest E. (1979), White Hmong — English Dictionary[1], SEAP Publications, →ISBN.