hnav

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White Hmong

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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From Proto-Hmong *hnaŋᴮ (perilla).[1] Note similarities to Burmese နှမ်း (hnam:, sesame).

Noun

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hnav

  1. refers to certain kinds of grains and seeds:
    1. perilla
    2. sesame
      noob hnavsesame seeds

Etymology 2

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From Proto-Hmong-Mien *(h)naŋX (to put on, wear (clothes)).[1]

Verb

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hnav

  1. to dress, to put on (clothes)
    hnav ris tshoto dress, put on (jacket and trousers)

References

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  • Heimbach, Ernest E. (1979) White Hmong — English Dictionary[1], SEAP Publications, →ISBN, page 69.
  1. 1.0 1.1 Ratliff, Martha (2010) Hmong-Mien language history (Studies in Language Change; 8), Camberra, Australia: Pacific Linguistics, →ISBN, page 275.