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White Hmong

rau

/ʈau̯˧/ · num

Meaning

  1. six
  2. nail, hoof, claw
  3. to place, to put
  4. to put on or wear (shoes, etc.), to put in place
  5. to season, to add ingredients
  6. toward, to, in, on, at

Etymology / origin

From Proto-Hmong-Mien *kruk (“six”), of Sino-Tibetan origin. Cognate with Iu Mien juqv.

  1. juqv(ium)
  2. *kruk(hmx-pro)
  3. rau (White Hmong)
  4. Relations: inh, cog

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