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1 Hmong - English
Cuab
cuab | cuā | cuə˥
Alternative: Cuā
Verb: To call (animals or birds)
Examples:
"cuab npua" = call the pigs; "cuab qaib" = call the chickens. When it is used in other context, the meaning changes according to how it is used.
Synonyms: hu
Alternative: Cuō
Noun: A yoke A device lock on to the neck of animals, birds, or human to prevent the individual from entering unwanted territory
Alternative: Cuā
Verb: Exaggerate, add, raise, increase
Etymology: Related to 加 (jiā) = exaggerate, add, increase.
Alternative: Cuā
Verb: To gather, gather energy
Synonyms: npaj
Alternative: C̃uā
Noun: Family (of two parents)
Examples:
Muaj niam muaj txiv thiaj tsheej ib cuab = Having mother and father makes a complete family.
Synonyms: ncuab
Etymology: 家(Jiā/cab/cuab) meaning family.
Alternative: C̃uā
Noun: Clan, family of same bloodline or tradition
Examples:
Muas cuab = Moua clan, Moua family
Synonyms: ncuab
Etymology: 家(Jiā/cab/cuab) meaning family.
Alternative: Cuō
Verb: To trap, to set a trap
Examples:
"cuab noog" = to trap birds; "cuab ntses" = to trap fish; "cuab ntxiab" = to set a trap.
Synonyms: caws
2 Hmong - Hmong
Cuab
Alternative: C̃uā
Noun: Tsev neeg uas koom poj koom yawm lossis koom dabqhuas.
Synonyms: ncuab, tsev
Etymology: 家(Jiā/cab/cuab) = 宀 ("tsev") + phonetic 豕 ("npua") ntaus nqi tias lub tsev lossis tsev neeg.
Alternative: Cuā
Verb: Hu nrov nrov kom cov tsiaj hnov es tsiaj los ntawm yus.
Examples:
Niam mus cuab qaib los qhauv.
Txiv mus cuab npua los noj zaub.
Synonyms: hu
Alternative: Cuā
Verb: Npaj, kwvyees
Examples:
Nws cuab tsis tim es nws twv tsis raug.
Synonyms: npaj
Alternative: Cuō
Verb: Caws ib qho dabtsi tseg kom lwm tus los nphav raug.
Examples:
Nws cuab ntxiab mag ib tug nas.
Kuv cuab cuag hlua mag ib tug noog.
Lawv cuab phom raug ib tug npuateb.
Synonyms: caws
Alternative: Cuō
Verb: Tus ntoo ob tog ntev khuam rau ntawm lub cajdab kom tsis txhob nkag tau mus rau tej qhov khoob.
Examples:
Npua pheej nkag mus hauv vaj ces muab tus cuab rau nws coj.
3 Mong - English
Cuab
cuab | cuā | cuə˥
Alternative: Cuā
Verb: Start
More Examples
  1. Nws yog kuv li zoo tab zag. Nws yog ib tug niam tsev tab cuab.
Etymology
  1. Related to 加 (jiā) = exaggerate, add, increase.
  2. 家(Jiā/cab/cuab) meaning family.
  3. 家(Jiā/cab/cuab) meaning family.
  4. 家(Jiā/cab/cuab) = 宀 ("tsev") + phonetic 豕 ("npua") ntaus nqi tias lub tsev lossis tsev neeg.
Sources
  1. Hmong, Nov 27, 2024 8:03 pm