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1 Hmong - English
Yeej
yengt | yèng | ʝeŋ˥˧ |
Adjective: Circular, round
Adverb: Really, actually
Verb: Win by beating the competition(s) in a fight or race
Etymology: From "yeej" meaning to win a fight over the "yeeb ncuab" - enemy clan.
2 Hmong - Hmong
Yeej
Verb: Hais tau los yog txeeb tau, ua rau lwm tus swb.
Etymology: 赢 (yíng/yeev)
Adjective: Kheej, xwm yeem.
Examples:
1. Lub yeej yeem = lub kauj kheej kheej.
2. Yeej thojnam = lub vaj loog ceev neeg poob tebchaws.
Synonyms: xwmyeem, kheej
Etymology: 圓/圆 (yuán/yeev) => 〇 => 囗
More Examples
  1. Kaum lub ncauj hais yeej tsis cuag pob ntseg hnov. Kaum leej hnov yeej tsis cuag lub qhov muag pom. Kaum leej pom yeej tsis cuag txhais tes tuav tau.
  2. Ib hnab txhuv yeej muaj txog peb lub npluag. Ib tug ntxhais yeej muaj txog peb tug hluas.
  3. Txoj cai luaj txoj plaub hau los yeej hla tsis dhau.
Etymology
  1. From "yeej" meaning to win a fight over the "yeeb ncuab" - enemy clan.
  2. 赢 (yíng/yeev)
  3. 圓/圆 (yuán/yeev) => 〇 => 囗
Sources
  1. Hmong, Feb 24, 2011 10:26 pm