kawm

White Hmong

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /kaɨ̯˩̰/

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Chinese 考 (kǎo, “to study; to consider; to check”).^[1]

Verb

kawm

to study, to learn

Derived terms

kawm ntawv (“to study books; to attend school”)

Etymology 2

This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.
Particularly: “Not mentioned by Ratliff at all. Any relation to Chinese 靠 (kào, “to lean on”) (as in 靠背 (kàobèi, “backrest”)?”

Noun

kawm (classifier: lub)

a traditional back basket for carrying objects
Nws ris ib lub kawm loj loj mus teb lawm. ― He went to the fields carrying a large basket.

References

Heimbach, Ernest E. (1979) White Hmong — English Dictionary‎^[1], SEAP Publications, →ISBN, page 79.

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