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Kab
kab | kā | ka˥
Alternative: Kaā
Noun: Microscopic beings
Alternative: Kaā̂
Noun: Larvae, caterpillar, worm; critter that starts as larvae and live as a crawler or morph into flyer such as insect or beetle
Synonyms: kas
Etymology: Related to 'kas' meaning maggot, 'kaj' meaning strand, 'kav' meaning rod or stick.
Alternative: Kaā̀
Verb: Make guess, estimate
Examples:
Koj kab tias yuav raug pes tsawg? = What is your estimate price?
Synonyms: kaj
Etymology: Related to Lao ກະການ (ka.kan).
Alternative: Kaā
Noun: Path, way
Examples:
kab lig kev cai.
kab tshoob kev kos.
Synonyms: kev
Alternative: Kaā
Noun: Steel
Synonyms: hlau kab
Etymology: Related to Lao ກ້າ in ເຫຼັກກ້າ ('hardened iron'), where ເຫຼັກ means 'iron/metal' and ກ້າ means 'strong' or 'hardened.'
Alternative: Kaā
Noun: Line, way, trail, path, lane
Synonyms: kag, kev, kaj
Alternative: Kaā́
Adjective: Straight (like a stick, like a rod)
Alternative: Kaạ̄
Verb: To shine a flashlight into a direction
Synonyms: tsom, kaj
Etymology: Tone change from: kaj = shine
Alternative: Kaā̀
Verb: Bottoms up; to empty a drink, to drink clean; cheer
Examples:
Peb kab lub cawv no = Let us empty this drink.
Etymology: Short form of 乾杯 (gānbēi) = dry cup.
2 Hmong - Hmong
Kab
Alternative: Kaā
Noun: Ib hom hlau tawv muaj zog siv los ua nqaj hlau txheem qab plab tsheb thiab zoo siv ntaus ua twj luaj teb ntov ntoo.
Examples:
Yawg Foob Xab muab kab los ntaus ua tau ib rab taus khov heev.
Alternative: Kaā̂
Noun: Tej tsiaj me me li ntsaum, yoov, thiab npauj; cov tsiaj uas nws daug los ua kas es mam loj mus ua cab losyog plhis ua npauj tuaj tis ya.
Examples:
Kab noj peb cov nplooj zaub khis tag. Kuv txiav yuav ib co tshuaj mus tua kab.
Synonyms: kas
Alternative: Kaạ̄
Verb: Kaj, pom kev, cig, ci, ntsa, nra, tsis tsaus ntuj.
Examples:
1. Koj kab teeb rau kuv nrhiav khoom.
Etymology: 光(guāng/kaab)
Alternative: Kā
Verb: Khwv yees, xav, xam, pom.
Examples:
1. Koj kab hais tias qhov no yog pes tsawg?
2. Kuv kab tias nws hais yog lawm thiab.
Alternative: Kaā̀
Verb: Qhuav; ti qab; tag nrho.
Examples:
Peb kab lub cawv no - haus kom lub khob qhuav kiag kom tsis txhob tshuav ib qho hlo li.
Etymology: Ibyam li 乾杯 (gānbēi/kab.pib) = 乾 (qhuav) 杯 (khob).
More Examples
  1. Ib tug kab mob vais lav (virus) nws nthuav txav thiab kis rau lwm tus tib neeg tau sai heev.
  2. Yawg Foob Xab muab kab los ntaus ua tau ib rab taus khov heev.
Etymology
  1. Related to 'kas' meaning maggot, 'kaj' meaning strand, 'kav' meaning rod or stick.
  2. Related to Lao ກະການ (ka.kan).
  3. Related to Lao ກ້າ in ເຫຼັກກ້າ ('hardened iron'), where ເຫຼັກ means 'iron/metal' and ກ້າ means 'strong' or 'hardened.'
  4. Tone change from: kaj = shine
  5. Short form of 乾杯 (gānbēi) = dry cup.
  6. 光(guāng/kaab)
  7. Ibyam li 乾杯 (gānbēi/kab.pib) = 乾 (qhuav) 杯 (khob).
Sources
  1. Hmong, Apr 30, 2024 3:22 am