Suav

White Hmong

See also: suav

Etymology

Probably borrowed from Chinese 夏 (xià, “Xia”), referring to the Xia dynasty of ancient China. An alternative theory derives the term from Chinese 華／华 (huá, “Chinese”).^[1]

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ʂuə̯˧˦/

Noun

Suav

the Chinese

Adjective

Suav

Chinese

References

Heimbach, Ernest E. (1979) White Hmong — English Dictionary‎^[2], SEAP Publications, →ISBN, page 301.

^ Yang, Kou (2009) “Commentary: Challenges and Complexity in the Re-Construction of Hmong History”, in Hmong Studies Journal‎^[1], volume 10, Turlock, California: California State University, Stanislaus, archived from the original on 2021-07-25

[1] Yang, Kou (2009) “Commentary: Challenges and Complexity in the Re-Construction of Hmong History”, in Hmong Studies Journal‎^[1], volume 10, Turlock, California: California State University, Stanislaus, archived from the original on 2021-07-25

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