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

  1. the Chinese

Adjective

Suav

  1. Chinese

References
  • Heimbach, Ernest E. (1979) White Hmong — English Dictionary‎, SEAP Publications, →ISBN, page 301.
  1. Yang, Kou (2009) “Commentary: Challenges and Complexity in the Re-Construction of Hmong History”, in Hmong Studies Journal‎, volume 10, Turlock, California: California State University, Stanislaus, archived from the original on 2021-07-25
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