hmong vocabulary
Terms
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- AM
- thaum sawv ntxov
- abandon
- tseg
- abdomen
- plab
- able
- xawj/tau
- abnormal
- tsis thas ma das
- abortion
- rho me nyuam
- about
- kwv yees
- around
- ib ncig
- talk about
- hais txog
- above
- saum
- in a higer position
- sud
- up, uphill, above
- pem
- absent
- tsis tuaj
- absolutely
- kiag (li)
- accept
- txais
- accident
- sib tsoo
- according to
- raws li
- account
- naj nbawb cia nyiaj
- accustomed (be wiling, agreeable)
- Kam
- be familiar
- swm
- ache (hurt, be sick)
- mob
- pain, sickness
- tus mob
- have an earache
- mob rag ntsej
- have headache
- dias taub hau
- have a toothache
- mob hniav
- have a stomachache
- mob plab
- across (opposite, facing, across the valley, east-west)
- tim
- go across
- hla
- through, after, go across, cross over, pass through/by
- dhau
- act (act , do, make, produce)
- ua
- ntxiv
- add, added to, join to, make an increment to
- ntxiv rau
- plus in math
- chaw nyob, qhov chaw nyob
- address
- neeg laus
- adult
- lus ntuas, lus qhuab ntuas
- advice
- txw
- advise against an inteded course of action, see to dissuade
- qhuab qhia
- advise, recommend, admonish
- ntuas
- exhort, rebuke
- qhia
- advise, explain, inform, instruct, show teach, tell
- raug
- concur in an opinion, agree with
- qawm
- affection
- ntshai
- afraid (be afraid, frightened, fear)
- siab poob
- be fearful, startled, suddenly afraid
- tom qab
- after (after, afterward, behind)
- lwm hnub tso
- after a day/days, another day
- ib tag hmo dua
- after midnight
- ces
- and then, and so, then
- nag nag kis/nas kis
- the day after tomorrow
- yav tav su dua, tav su dua, caij tav su
- afternoon
- hnub qaib
- from 1-4 pm
- yuav tsaus ntuj, yav tsaus ntuj
- late afternoon, 4-6pm
- tom qab no, rov yav zaum tom qab
- afterward
- dua
- again
- ntxiv dua
- again, add to
- fav xeeb
- against (turn against)
- ntxeev siab
- turn against, change the mind, have a change of heart
- (lus) caij
- length of time, period, epoch, season
- hnub nyoog
- time, years, a person's age
- tsev kab xwm
- agency
- thuam ub
- ago (long ago)
- puag thaum, puag ta
- a very long time ago
- nyuam qhuav
- just, a moment ago
- nram ntej
- previouly, period up till now
- tso lus, pluam lus
- agree (agree to , consent, give permission)
- nyoo
- agree, be willing
- yeem
- agree to, be willing, admit
- pom zoo
- approve of, agree with
- xav li nws thiab
- think the same
- dhos siab, hum siab
- agree with the heart
- kam, nyoo
- agreeable (be agreeable to , willing)
- ntawv cog lus
- agreement (written agreement)
- tom ntej
- ahead (ahead of, infront of)
- ntej
- ahead, before in time or location, previous
- pab
- aid (aid, help)
- tsom (phom)
- aim (a gun)
- pa
- air (air as gaseous substance, breath, gas)
- hav cua
- atmosphere, the air
- cua txias
- air-conditioning
- lub dav hlau, nyooj hoom
- airplane
- lub tshav dav hlau, tshav nyooj hoom
- airport
- dev cawv
- alcohol (for drinking)
- ib jam, tib yam li
- alike (same, same as)
- ciaj (siav), ua ciaj, muaj sia
- alive (be alive, living)
- nyob
- be alive, dwell, live at, stay at, be at
- txhia, txhua (txhia)
- all (all, everything)
- tas nrho, tas, txhua nrho
- completely, finished
- huv (si), huv tib si, tib si
- all, altogether
- pua leej
- all of people, every body
- tiss haum
- allergic (something doesn't agree with one, not fit)
- tso
- allow
- cia
- put away
- pub
- give as a gift
- yuav luag
- almost
- ib leeg
- alone
- raws, taug
- along
- lam
- follow along a route
- nrov
- aloud
- cov tsiaj ntawv
- alphabet
- lawm
- already
- twb
- really, even, indeed
- tas, tag
- be finished
- thiab
- and
- kuj
- moreover, consequently, therefore
- ib yam
- also, the same
- tab (yog), tab txawm (tias),
- although
- luv si, huv tib si
- altogether
- txhua lub caij
- always, all the time
- ib txwm
- from the beginning, originning
- pheej
- repeatedly
- tsheb thauj neeg mob
- ambulance
- teb chaws as mes lis kas, as mes lis kas teb, as mes liv kas, a me li kas, mi li kas, mi kas, mis kuj
- america
- neeg as mes liv kas
- american
- txij li
- among
- hauv
- within
- ntxawm
- and then, there upon
- thiaj li, mam le
- therefore
- ho
- and so, and then, so, therefore
- chim, chim siab, npau taws
- angry
- npau siab, siab npau
- lose one's balance
- siab kub, siab ceev
- prone to anger, hot tempered
- tsiaj
- animal
- tsiaj txhu
- animals of all types
- tus tsiaj qus
- wild animal
- tus tsiaj nyeg
- domestic animal
- kev cai dab qhuas
- animism
- dab taus
- ankle
- lub pob taws
- ankle bone
- lwm
- another
- ib zauj ntxiv, lwm zaug, lwm lub caij
- another time