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Suab
suab | suā | ʂuə˥
Alternative: Suō
Verb: Conceive, get pregnant
Examples:
suab menyuam = conceive, pregnant
Synonyms: xeeb
Alternative: Suā
Noun: Fern
Examples:
Koj muab cov kaus suab los kib pebb noj = You take the fern root to fry so we can eat.
Alternative: S̥uā
Noun: Sand, grain, pellet (shotgun pellets)
Alternative: Suā, suō
Noun: Audio, pitch, vocal, tone, sound, voice
Examples:
Pojniam lub suab soob hos txivneej lub suab laus = Women's voice is high and men's voice is low.
Alternative: Suå
Verb: Sweep, touch
Examples:
Nws cov plaubhau suab yi pem teb = Her hair sweeps across the ground.
Synonyms: sua
Etymology: Tone shift from Sua (sweep, touch)
2 Hmong - Hmong
Suab
Alternative: S̥uā
Noun: Pob zeb me me ua hmoov luaj noob pias.
Etymology: 沙(shā/sab)
Alternative: S̥uā
Noun: Cov qez eb qe hlau uas me me luaj tsig txhuv thiab luaj ntsiav kws.
Examples:
suab phom = cov qe hlau me me rau phom suab.
Alternative: Suā, suō
Noun: Qhov uas hnov nrov txog ntawm pobntseg.
Alternative: Suā
Verb: Xeeb lossis muaj rau lub plab.
Synonyms: xeeb
Etymology: 懷 (xuái/huái). 心 (xeeb) 褱 (thiab/ntiag/zais).
More Examples
  1. Ncauj puam suab khawv, tes taw tuag zawv.
  2. Nyuj laus nyuj kub kawb. Neeg laus neeg suab hawb.
Etymology
  1. Tone shift from Sua (sweep, touch)
  2. 沙(shā/sab)
  3. 懷 (xuái/huái). 心 (xeeb) 褱 (thiab/ntiag/zais).
Sources
  1. Hmong, Oct 18, 2024 2:17 pm