xiav

xiav

White Hmong

Etymology

From Vietnamese xanh ("grue", "blue", or "green"), with loss of nasal final, from Non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Middle Chinese 青 (tsheng) ("grue", "blue", or "green").

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɕiə̯˧˦/

Adjective

xiav

  1. grue
  2. blue
  3. green
  4. sad, depressed
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